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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.

Stonehill College Highlights

Where Stonehill College 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 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor53735
Master111
< 1 year certificate44
1-2 year certificate23

Students

The student enrollment at Stonehill College was 2,450 in 2007 (2,394 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

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

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 28,440
Room$ 6,976
Board$ 4,454
Books and supplies$ 1,200
Other$ 1,112

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 (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  78
Without tenure; working toward tenure  28
Without tenure; tenure not available  43

Housing and Meals

Stonehill College provides on-campus housing for 1,889 of its 2,394 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Stonehill College Athletics

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

Stonehill College 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) .

Stonehill College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men53%
Women51%
All52%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal540-630
Math550-640

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (134 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Finance
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (39 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

  • Human Services
  • Public Administration

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (1 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (137 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

  • Computational Mathematics
  • Mathematics

MEDIA (41 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (16 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (17 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (36 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (41 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (58 awarded)

  • Psychology
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

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