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Stonehill College

Stonehill College is located in North Easton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in the year 1948 by the Congregation of the Holy Cross. The sprawling college campus spreads over an area of more than 370 acres. Students are offered academic majors and minors in several areas of study including business administration, communication, religious studies, education, and mathematics.

Stonehill College has many student clubs and organizations including societies such as Diversity on Campus, Stonehill Asian American Society, ALANA Brothers and Sisters, The Spanish Club, Raising Awareness for a Culturally Competent Environment, and The Maryalice Conley Moore Women’s Center. Students of Stonehill College also participate in sports such as field hockey, floor hockey, kickball, softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, football, and dodgeball.

Campus Location

320 Washington Street
Easton, MA 02357-6110
USA
Main Tel: (508) 565-1000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, therapy and counseling, fine arts, media, and security and law enforcement.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Selective admissions.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor58832
Master71
1-2 year certificate22

Students

Student enrollment was 2,450 in 2007-2008 (2,318 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 30,150
Room$ 7,216
Board$ 4,614
Books and supplies$ 1,200
Other$ 990

Financial Aid: Stonehill College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  81
Without tenure; working toward tenure  29
Without tenure; tenure not available  44

Housing and Meals

Stonehill College provides on-campus housing for 1,891 of its 2,318 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men50%
Women42%
All45%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (136 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (42 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

  • Public Administration

FINE ARTS (17 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (156 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (52 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Neuroscience

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (43 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (29 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (65 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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