University Of Toledo

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Toledo, or UT, was founded in 1872 as a private arts and trades school. In 1967, it became part of the state university system. UT merged with the Medical University of Ohio in July 2006. The main campus of UT includes nine modern residence halls, a student recreation center, a classroom center, and a gothic bell tower. Presently, the university offers more than 250 degree and certificate programs. The academic units of UT are divided into the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Health Science and Human Service
• College of Law
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• The University College

UT has approximately 30 Greek organizations which are governed by the Interfraternity Council, National Panhellenic Conference, and National Pan-Hellenic Council. In addition, the university has recognized approximately four organizations that are governed by the Greek Independent Board.

The athletic teams of UT are popularly referred as the Rockets and play in the Mid-American Conference. The football team of UT has won nine Mid-American Conference Championships.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, medicine, law, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 97% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 22,336 in 2009-2010 (19,010 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students, graduate students are 18%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

University Of Toledo provides on-campus housing for 4,004 of its 19,010 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-American Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 139 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 115 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (779 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (130 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Forest Sciences and Biology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (416 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (261 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (124 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
• Engineering Technology
• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (110 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family Resource Management Studies
• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (193 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (429 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (29 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (100 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (57 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (67 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Physician Assistant
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (483 awarded)

• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Gerontology
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies
• Public Health

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (246 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (155 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (190 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Bioinformatics
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Cardiovascular Science
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Epidemiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Immunology
• Molecular Biology
• Oncology and Cancer Biology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Physics
• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
• Toxicology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (133 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (147 awarded)

• Educational Psychology
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling