Unity College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Unity College is a liberal arts college in Unity, Maine that was established as the Unity Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1965. The name of the college was changed to Unity College two years later. The college, which has a 225 acre campus, offers bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in diverse areas of study including environmental humanities, conservation law enforcement, and landscape horticulture.

Unity College is home to numerous clubs and organizations including the Conservation Law Club, the Interpretive Dance Club, the Buddhist Religion Club, the Search and Rescue Club, and the Ice Hockey Team Club. The college mascot is the Rams. Intercollegiate sports include women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, and cross country.

The Dorothy W. Quimby Library of the college subscribes to over 400 scholarly publications, and has a collection of more than 50,000 volumes.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, science, nutrition and exercise therapy, and landscaping and horticulture.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Unity College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 97% 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 544 in 2009-2010 (556 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Unity College provides on-campus housing for 358 of its 556 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Aquaculture

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Education

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (3 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Ornamental Horticulture

LIBERAL ARTS (5 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

• Ecology
• Environmental Biology
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Wildlife Biology