The College Of Saint Rose

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The College of Saint Rose is an independent, private, coeducational college located in the heart of Albany, New York State. It was founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1920. The College of Saint Rose is named after Saint Rose of Lima. The college's campus is spread over an area of 35 acres and comprises more than 80 buildings. It enrolls more than 4,500 students every year.

The college grants both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 50 areas of study. The College of Saint Rose was recognized as one of the ‘Top 70 Best Northern Universities’ by the U.S. News & World Report. The college’s athletic teams are known as the Golden Knights, and they participate in NCAA Division II.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

St. Rose participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 99% 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 5,102 in 2009-2010 (4,587 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 46% of enrolled students and graduate students are 54%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

St. Rose provides on-campus housing for 1,178 of its 4,587 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 67 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 64 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

St. Rose offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (199 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (25 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,211 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (64 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (59 awarded)

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (72 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music Performance

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (25 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (23 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Geochemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (140 awarded)

• Educational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology