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Medaille College, New York

Overview of Medaille College

Buffalo, New York is home to Medaille College. Buffalo is a large city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degrees at Medaille College go up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Students commonly pursue studies in business and management, education and teaching, and medical assistant and technician.

Medaille College Selectivity

Prospective students are advised that admissions are not open to all; the school selects from among qualified applicants. Three quarters of students in 2005 had SAT verbal scores of at least 450. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 440 and 520.

Faculty

Medaille College has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

The school has 2,995 enrolled students (as of 2005).

Student Life

Medaille College offers students meal plans. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Medaille College concentrates on excellence in teaching, with an emphasis on personal attention to its diverse student body. Its curriculum provides a solid liberal arts and sciences foundation with early access to career-oriented education. The faculty and all of those involved in the mission of education challenge studens and themselves to the highest possible standards of achievement, but that challenge is balanced by support for every individual student and a concern that each one succeeds."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Medaille College

Medaille College
18 Agassiz Cir
Buffalo, NY 14214-2695
General Phone: (716) 880-2000
Admissions Phone: (716) 880-2200
Financial Aid Phone: (716) 880-2256
http://www.medaille.edu

Medaille College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Medaille College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management255business management, business, organizational behavior, business and related services, finance, human resources
Education And Teaching146education courses, elementary school teaching, reading teaching, education, special ed
Medical Support And Technology68veterinary assistant
Liberal Arts33liberal arts and sciences, social services, English, technical and business writing, creative writing, humanities
Security And Law Enforcement20criminal justice and police
Computer Science And Engineering10information science
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy10sports and fitness management
Family And Social Work9youth services, human services, adult development and aging
Therapy And Counseling7psychology, mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling
Science7biology, biopsychology
Photography And Commercial Art5multimedia
Media2mass communication
Art Studies0visual and performing arts

Number of programs and degrees for Medaille College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree25522
Master's degree2078
Associate's degree1043
Award of less than 1 academic year64
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years03

Student Body

In 2005, Medaille College had a total enrollment of 2,995 students (2,768 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate74%
Graduate26%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White57%
Black15%
Hispanic2%
Asian1%
American Indian0%
Other Races12%
(Foreign Students)12%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
New York91%
State unknown6%
Pennsylvania1%
Indiana1%

Medaille College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time64 %
Part-Time54 %

Medaille College Room and Board (2005)

Medaille College offers campus housing for 430 of its 2,768 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Buffalo, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New York Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Medaille College Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total78260377%21936%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal450523
SAT Math440520

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencerecommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT81%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Admissions Phone Number: (716) 880-2200

Medaille College Faculty

Medaille College has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Assistant professorcalendar year2*4$44,256
Instructorcalendar year1*0*
All faculty totalcalendar year3$42,4374$44,256

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year6$70,6562*
Associate professoracademic year13$57,2677$53,399
Assistant professoracademic year15$44,71918$45,366
Instructoracademic year3$47,8531*
Lectureracademic year2*2*
All faculty totalacademic year39$53,23830$48,470

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Medaille College Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
BasketballAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
BaseballAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
TrackAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Medaille College Degree Programs (2005)

ART STUDIES
Visual and Performing Arts, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other
Business/Commerce, General
Finance, General
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Education, Other
Elementary Education and Teaching
Reading Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Adult Development and Aging
Human Services, General
Youth Services/Administration

LIBERAL ARTS
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Social Sciences, General
Technical and Business Writing

MEDIA
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Intermedia/Multimedia

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biopsychology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Psychology, General
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Medaille College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Medaille College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Medaille College % of degrees in business and management
% of degrees in medical assistant and technician
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 10%Medaille College % of degrees in medical assistant and technician
% of degrees in education and teaching
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Medaille College % of degrees in education and teaching
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 16%Medaille College Female % of student body
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 19%Medaille College Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army)
NCAA athletic conference member

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