University Of The Incarnate Word

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, construction trades, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.

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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,361 in 2009-2010 (5,311 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 17%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 12% 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 The Incarnate Word provides on-campus housing for 1,129 of its 5,311 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Division II Independents), basketball (Heartland Conference), baseball (Heartland Conference), and track (Heartland Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 50 male students received the aid (men were 43% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 57% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of The Incarnate Word offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (555 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (31 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DESIGN (35 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (149 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Engineering/Industrial Management

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (48 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (45 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Optometry (OD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (73 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (59 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Nutrition Sciences
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (54 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Meteorology
• Vision Science/Physiological Optics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (56 awarded)

• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology