University Of Mobile

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

The University of Mobile, also known as UM, is located in Prichard, Alabama, United States. It was established in 1961 as Mobile College, and Dr. William K. Weaver, Jr. became its first president on April 1, 1961. The first classroom and administration building were completed in 1963. The institute gained university status in 1993 and adopted its current name. UM attracts students from more than 10 nations. The university campus encompasses approximately 800 acres in Prichard. UM is divided into the following academic schools and college:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Christian Studies
• School of Education
• School of Nursing

UM competes in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Rams. The men’s athletic teams include golf, baseball, cross country, tennis, basketball, and soccer. The women’s teams include tennis, basketball, volleyball, golf, softball, and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, education and teaching, nursing and emergency medicine, and religion and philosophy.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 89% 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 1,600 in 2009-2010 (1,439 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Mobile provides on-campus housing for 565 of its 1,439 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 114 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 94 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (62 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (72 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Science Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (37 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (65 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (36 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology