Caldwell University Inc

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IN THE FALL 2021 TERM, THE UNIVERSITY SERVED A DIVERSE BODY OF 1,631 UNDERGRADUATE AND 467 GRADUATE STUDENTS. SIXTEEN PERCENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, TWENTY SEVEN PERCENT AS HISPANIC OF ANY RACE, FOUR PERCENT AS ASIAN, AND ONE PERCENT AS MULTIRACIAL. CALDWELL UNIVERSITY WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION IN MARCH 2020. WOMEN COMPRISE 62 PERCENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS. NINE PERCENT OF CALDWELL UNDERGRADUATES ARE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS REPRESENTING FORTY-TWO COUNTRIES, INCLUDING A SIZEABLE GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM NEPAL. FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS. EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF CALDWELL UNDERGRADUATES ARE FROM NEW JERSEY WITH ANOTHER TWENTY-TWO STATES AND TERRITORIES REPRESENTED. THE SHARE OF FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN THAT ARE FIRST-GENERATION IS SIGNIFICANT. FIFTY-TWO PERCENT OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN HAVE PARENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF UNDERGRADUATES ATTEND FULL-TIME WHILE SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTEND PART-TIME.A 12:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP AND INSTRUCTION THAT CHARACTERIZE A CALDWELL EDUCATION. TO ENABLE ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY FOR ALL DESERVING STUDENTS, CALDWELL CONTRIBUTED OVER $32M OF TOTAL FINANCIAL AID FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND OTHER AID. NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL AID (FEDERAL, STATE, LOANS, INSTITUTIONAL, AND/OR PRIVATE). STUDENTS CHOOSE CALDWELL BECAUSE OF ITS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS; SMALL CLASS SIZES; LOW TUITION; GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID; SECURE AND BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS; EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENS; PERSONALIZED ATTENTION AND ADVISING; VIBRANT STUDENT CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES; CONVENIENT AND FLEXIBLE CLASS SCHEDULES; STRONG ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES; AND A LOCATION IN ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S BEST TOWNS WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NEW YORK CITY. NINETY PERCENT OF RECENT BACHELOR'S DEGREE EARNERS ARE WORKING OR ENROLLED IN FURTHER EDUCATION. CALDWELL OFFERS OVER THIRTY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND OVER THIRTY GRADUATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, THE FIRST IN NEW JERSEY. NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ADDED INCLUDE A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS FIELDS. NEW ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS LAUNCHED RECENTLY INCLUDE MEN'S RUGBY AND WOMEN'S ACROBATIC AND TUMBLING. ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND PEER TUTORING; ACADEMIC COACHING; CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR UNDERPREPARED STUDENTS; AN HONORS PROGRAM; ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS; AND THE EOF MENTORING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.CALDWELL WAS REACCREDITED IN 2015 BY THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND RECEIVED TWO COMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMISSION FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS SELF-STUDY REPORT AND FOR THE INCLUSIVITY OF ITS PROCESS. SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION FURTHER ATTESTS TO PROGRAM QUALITY AND VIGOR, PROVIDING GRADUATES WITH A DIFFERENTIATED CAREER CREDENTIAL AND ENABLING THEM TO STAND OUT COMPETITIVELY DURING HIRING AND ACCEPTANCE INTO ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAMS. SPECIALIZED ACCREDITORS THAT HAVE AWARDED ACCREDITATION TO CALDWELL'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS; COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING AND RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; TEACHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION COUNCIL; COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL. CALDWELL OFFERS ONE OF ONLY TWO CACREP-ACCREDITED ART THERAPY PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. CALDWELL IS A LEADER IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, A SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE KNOWN TO HELP CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. THE COLLEGE'S STATE-OF-THE-ART AUTISM CENTER BENEFITS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY.