Clark Atlanta University
At-A-Glance - Fall 2009
Clark Atlanta University (CAU),
formed in 1988 as a result of the consolidation of two independent historically
black institutions — Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869), is a
United Methodist Church-related, private, coeducational, residential, and
comprehensive urban research university. The University, largest of the 39-member UNCF
colleges, offers undergraduate, graduate and professional, and non-degree
certificate programs.
CAU
is classified by Carnegie as Research University/High Research Activity (RU/H)
and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools; the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB); the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GPSC); the Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE); the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration (NASPAA); and the National Collegiate Athletic Association,
Division II. CAU is approved for listing as United Methodist Church-affiliated
University by the University Senate General Board of Higher Education and
Ministry of the United Methodist Church.
The
main campus, with 39 academic, administrative, and student support buildings
spanning over 126 acres of land, is located about 1.5 miles southwest from the
heart of metro downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
The University is accessible from all major arteries – I-20, I-75, and
I-285 of the State.
The
University offers 38 major areas of study through four schools – Arts and
Sciences; Business Administration; Education; and Social Work and awards
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist, and Doctoral degrees. Highest enrolled
undergraduate fields: Biology, Business Administration, Criminal Justice Mass
Media Arts, Psychology.
During the 2008-09 year, the University
awarded a total of 674 degrees (493 Bachelor’s; 152 Master’s; 28 Doctorates; 1
Specialist). Total Alumni on Record = 21,568
Total
full-time teaching faculty number = 178, 77% of whom hold terminal degrees; 56%
have tenure status. Faculty-student
ratio is 1:17
Fall
2009 Headcount Enrollment = 3873 (3202 Undergraduate; 671 Graduate). Total
Full-time Equivalent (FTE) = 3649
Georgia
students constitute 43% of total enrollment, 56% of students come from
out-of-state and 1% represent the Caribbean Islands and more than 10 foreign
countries. Female students constitute 72% of the total enrollment while male
students comprise of 28%.
Currently
there are seven University operated residential
facilities to house 1394 students.
There are more
than 80 chartered student organizations
including four (4) social fraternities and four (4) social sororities.
As
a NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member, the
University provides athletic opportunities in varsity sports: Men – baseball,
basketball, football, track/field & cross-country; Women – basketball, softball,
tennis, track/field & cross-country, volleyball.
2009-10 Annual tuition/fees = $17,038;
Room/Board = $7,192; Total Cost of Attendance
= $30,794
The
market value of the University’s endowment asset is $44,282,780 (as of June 30,
2008)