William Carey University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Unied States. It was founded as Mississippi Woman's College in 1906. It was named in honor of William Carey, an Englishman who is held by some to be the initiator of the modern protestant evangelical missions. In 1954, it became coeducational and was renamed William Carey College. The university's primary campus is situated in Hattiesburg but it also operates subsidiary campuses in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Gulfport, Mississippi. In 2006, which was also the college’s Centennial year, it became a university and was named William Carey University.

At present, William Carey University offers bachelor degrees in the areas of humanities, arts and sciences, psychology and education, business, music, nursing and religion. It also offers M.Ed., M.B.A and M.S. in psychology along with M.S.N. degrees. Students can also study for a specialist degree in elementary education.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and therapy and counseling.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• 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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 2,971 in 2009-2010 (2,956 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students and graduate students are 44%.

Students under 25 years old represent 38% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

William Carey University provides on-campus housing for 628 of its 2,956 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 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, 81 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 47 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (150 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (423 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (76 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (110 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (30 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (86 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology