Tarleton State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Tarleton State University, also referred to as TSU or Tarleton, is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas, United States. The university was founded in 1899 as a private, liberal arts college known as John Tarleton College. It became a member of The Texas A&M University System in 1917. In 1973, it gained university status and its present moniker. The University today stretches over approximately 1900 acres of urban land.

Tarleton State University has the following colleges:

• College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Graduate Studies
• College of Liberal & Fine Arts
• College of Science & Technology

The men's and women's sports teams of TSU are known as the Texans and TexAnns respectively. The official mascot is the Plowboys. The University sponsors football, basketball, volleyball, track and field, softball, and cross country.

Notable alumni of TSU include George Kennedy, actor; Dave Mitchell, Dallas radio personality; Chad Fox, MLB player with the Chicago Cubs; Millie Hughes-Fulford, chemist and NASA astronaut; and Sam M. Russell, U.S. Representative serving 1941-1947.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in agricultural science and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, landscaping and horticulture, mathematics, computer science and engineering, liberal arts, and conservation and resource management.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Tarleton State University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 80% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,633 in 2009-2010 (8,355 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

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Room and Board

Tarleton State University provides on-campus housing for 1,644 of its 8,355 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 138 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 76 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Tarleton State University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (130 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (72 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
• Livestock Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (489 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (95 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (31 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (238 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Engineering Physics
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (32 awarded)

• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Quality Control Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (93 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (26 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Ornamental Horticulture

LIBERAL ARTS (407 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (33 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (28 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Histologic Technician

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (58 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (137 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

SCIENCE (70 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Hydrology and Water Resources Science
• Physics
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (70 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (123 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (21 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations