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Reinhardt College

Reinhardt College

Reinhardt College, RC, is a private liberal arts four year college in Waleska, Georgia that was established as a school by Augustus Michael Reinhardt and John J.A. Sharp in 1883. It boasts of a 540 acre campus and offers programs geared toward obtaining associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in fields like education, business, fine art, arts, science and sports administration.

Reinhardt College participates in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Appalchian Athletic Conference. It fields sports teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, cheer/dance and lacrosse. Financial aid is available through grants, work study programs, loans and scholarships like the Reinhardt College Academic Scholarship, the Blanche Hagan Methodist Scholarship and the Goizueta Scholarship.

Overview of Reinhardt College

The main campus of Reinhardt College is in Waleska, GA (a rural site not far from an urban area). The school is a United Methodist institution. Reinhardt College is a private, not-for-profit school. The school offers degrees up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Reinhardt College offers more choices of majors than most colleges its size. The school students most commonly major in a field related to media, music, and business and management.

Reinhardt College Selectivity

Reinhardt College does not accept everyone who applies. In 2007-2008, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 440 to 530. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2007-2008 had SAT math scores of 430 or more.

Faculty

Reinhardt College offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.

Student Body

In 2007-2008, the school had 1,028 enrolled students.

Student Life

Reinhardt College makes available a lot of student housing. Student athletes at the school belong to the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports. Reinhardt College takes athletics seriously enough to offer athletic financial aid to a significant portion of its students.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Reinhardt College

Reinhardt College
7300 Reinhardt College Circle
Waleska, GA 30183-2981
General Phone: (770) 720-5600
http://www.reinhardt.edu

Reinhardt College Programs and Degrees (2008-2009)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business and Management62business management, marketing, accounting and management, entrepreneurship, MIS
Education and Teaching49early childhood education, physical education teaching, middle school teaching, education, music teaching, biology teaching, English teaching
Liberal Arts26history, liberal arts and humanities, English, sociology
Media11communication and journalism, mass communication
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy7sports and fitness management
Therapy and Counseling6psychology
Science2biology
Music2music
Nursing and Emergency Medicine2pre-nursing
Design1graphic design
Fine Arts1fine arts studies
Law0pre-law
Security and Law Enforcement0criminal justice and safety
Religion and Philosophy0religious studies

Number of programs and degrees for Reinhardt College in 2008-2009:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree15824
Associate's degree118
Master's degree01

Student Body

In 2007-2008, Reinhardt College had a total enrollment of 1,028 students (973 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men47%
Women53%
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate98%
Graduate2%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White81%
Black9%
Hispanic4%
Asian1%
American Indian0%
Unknown4%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1922%
20-2134%
22-2423%
25-297%
30-343%
35-393%
40-495%
50-642%

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

ResidencePercent
Georgia95%
Texas1%
Tennessee1%
Alabama1%

Reinhardt College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time56 %
Part-Time29 %

Reinhardt College Room and Board (2007)

Reinhardt College offers campus housing for 491 of its 973 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

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

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Reinhardt College Admissions and Selectivity

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total1,12881372%27734%
Men47031467%12941%
Women65849976%14830%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal440530
SAT Math430530
SAT Writing430520
ACT Verbal1621
ACT Math1621

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT84%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT40%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Reinhardt College Expenses and Financial Aid (2008-2009)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 16,070
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 16,070
Room and board$ 6,556
Books and supplies$ 850
Other expenses$ 3,450

Financial Aid:
Reinhardt College participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 158900)

Reinhardt College Faculty

Reinhardt College has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year2*0*
Associate professorcalendar year3$83,6571*
All faculty totalcalendar year5$88,9481*

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

Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year4$53,2352*
Associate professoracademic year9$57,91913$52,148
Assistant professoracademic year14$45,40111$46,707
Instructoracademic year1*0*
All faculty totalacademic year28$50,25726$49,615

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

Reinhardt College Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
BasketballGeorgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference
BaseballGeorgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference
TrackGeorgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total11494208
Baseball50050
Basketball221840
Track8816
All Other Sports3468102

Reinhardt College Degree Programs (2007)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting and Business/Management
Business Administration and Management, General
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General

DESIGN
Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Biology Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education, General
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FINE ARTS
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

LAW
Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS
English Language and Literature, General
History, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Sociology

MEDIA
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Religion/Religious Studies, Other

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Psychology, General

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Reinhardt College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Reinhardt College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Reinhardt College % students on athletic fin. aid
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Reinhardt College % of full-time faculty on tenure track
% of degrees in music
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Reinhardt College % of degrees in music
Number of degree programs
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 9%Reinhardt College Number of degree programs
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Reinhardt College Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Reinhardt College % of degrees in media
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%Reinhardt College % of degrees in business and management
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
United Methodist affiliation
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships

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