University Of Guam

Location and Contact Information

303 J.U. Torres Drive
Mangilao, GU 96923
USA
Main Tel: (671) 735-2990
Web Site

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in education and teaching, family and social work, and fine arts.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • 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.
  • ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 5,770
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 16,270
Room and board$ 9,102
Books and supplies$ 4,570
Other$ 5,540

Financial Aid

University Of Guam participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 68% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant62%$2,187
Institutional Grant1%$2,514
Federal Grant58%$1,762
Pell Grant48%$2,063
Other Federal Grant13%$278
State or Local Grant8%$3,842

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan24%$2,133
Federal Loan24%$2,133
Other Loan  

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Guam:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, AK2,954
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA3,936
3Saint John Fisher CollegeRochester, NY3,832
4Nazareth CollegeRochester, NY3,250
5Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL6,820
6Lynchburg CollegeLynchburg, VA2,572
7University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC6,303
8University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL3,023
9SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY5,573
10Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC4,020

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor29546
Master9213
Associate21

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  94
Without tenure; working toward tenure  60
Without tenure; tenure not available  29

Students

Student enrollment was 3,387 in 2009-2010 (2,887 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

University Of Guam provides on-campus housing for 196 of its 2,887 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

University Of Guam offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (79 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (137 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (27 awarded)

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (31 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Japanese Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (23 awarded)

  • Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

  • Psychology