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The College Of New Rochelle

The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 as the first Catholic women's college in New York. It was founded by the Order of the Ursulines. The college is situated on 20 acres of land in New Rochelle, New York. CNR offers several degree and certificate programs and is composed of the following schools:

  • The Graduate School
  • The School of Arts & Sciences
  • The School of New Resources for adult learners
  • The School of Nursing

CNR has several active student clubs and organizations, including the Black Ice Step Team, Black Student Union, CNR Model United Nations, College of New Rochelle Student Nurses’ Association, Latin American Women’s Society, Science and Math Society and Women in Lasting Defense of the Environment.

Some of the notable alumni of CNR are Mary Donohue, the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1998-2006; Anne Sweeney, the President of the Disney-ABC Television Group; Madeleine Blais, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author; and Mercedes Ruehl, the Academy Award-winning actress.

Campus Location

29 Castle Pl
New Rochelle, NY 10805-2339
USA
Main Tel: (914) 632-5300
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

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

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts and education and teaching.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Large number of students.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor97625
Master40922
Post-master's certificate183

Students

Student enrollment was 6,226 in 2007-2008 (5,175 full-time equivalent).

About 8% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 92% of the class.

Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students and graduate students are 23%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 25,342
Room and board$ 9,200
Books and supplies$ 600
Other$ 4,000

Financial Aid: The College Of New Rochelle participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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

Housing and Meals

The College Of New Rochelle provides on-campus housing for 400 of its 5,175 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the New York State Women's Coll Athletic Association for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men88%
Women55%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal450-530
Math440-530
Writing450-530

Programs of Study

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

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

  • Business/Commerce

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (337 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (736 awarded)

  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (37 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

  • Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (206 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

  • Psychology
  • School Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at The College Of New Rochelle with government-defined occupation categories.)

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