Colleges of Distinction 2010 - 2011 Guide. Tyson Schritter
Nazarene, but the history, the art, the music, and society of a world class city are just minutes away by rail or by car.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
ENC is known for getting students into the nation’s top graduate schools. The Pre-Law program at ENC has also maintained a 100 percent acceptance rate into law schools for the past 30 years, and the College’s 94 percent acceptance rate into medical schools is over twice the national average….
From astrophysics to urban ministry
ENC has a long track record and well-established reputation for graduating alumni who are successful both academically and professionally. In fact, many of the faculty members at Eastern Nazarene are alumni who have returned to the College to invest in new generations of ENC alumni, after earning their graduate and doctoral degrees at some of the best graduate schools in the United States.
Alumni include college and university presidents, presidents of both the YMCA and the Red Cross, political leaders and key legislators, highly influential lawyers, renowned physicists and engineers, editors of encyclopedias and academic journals, Bible translators and theologians, respected authors and historians, and researchers for the nation’s top research universities.
Graduates of the College experience extraordinary success in gaining entrance to top graduate programs; ENC’s average acceptance rate into medical schools, at 94 percent, is twice the national average, besting some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the U.S. Those Eastern Nazarene alumni who go on to graduate school have also been accepted with full scholarships to the top-ranked programs in the nation, including Harvard, Boston University, Dartmouth, University of Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, and University of Pennsylvania.
The average acceptance rate for an ENC student applying to law school is even higher, as the College’s highly successful Pre-Law program has maintained a 100 percent acceptance rate into law schools for the past 30 years. Graduates from Eastern Nazarene College have attended some of the top-ranked law schools in the United States, including those at Harvard, Boston College, Yale, UCLA, William & Mary, Boston University, and Washington & Lee.
Eastern Nazarene College alumni have also attended graduate school at University of Chicago, Cornell, MIT, New York University, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, University of Michigan, Georgetown, and a host of other highly respected graduate programs. Alumni also find success as social workers and educators, ministers and missionaries in the U.S. and abroad, psychologists and counselors, news reporters and radio personalities, artists and musicians, theatre actors and directors, athletes and athletic directors.
Graduates of the College discover more than mere employment opportunities awaiting them after graduation. Many find their life’s calling and purpose at ENC, and that their education has prepared them both intellectually and spiritually. Whether called to teach in Africa, research a cure for cancer, or provide homes for the homeless, each ENC alumnus and alumna exemplifies the Eastern Nazarene College ethos that one can be a Christian and a scholar, a responsible and caring individual as well as an educated and informed member of a global community.
FAST FACTS
Located on Boston’s South Shore, Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is New England’s premier Christian college of the liberal arts & sciences and the only intentionally Christian college in metropolitan Boston.
Web site www.enc.edu
Location In Quincy, a suburb of Boston, recently ranked as the second-safest city in Massachusetts. The Wollaston Park campus is six miles from downtown Boston, half a mile from the nearest Boston subway station, and a quarter-mile from the largest of the Boston Harbor beaches.
Student Profile 835 total undergraduates – 75% residential, 62% out-of-state, 58% female, 25% ethnic minority.
Faculty Profile 45 full-time faculty members (103 total), 84% of which hold an earned Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
Athletics 11 NCAA Division III teams in The Commonwealth Coast Conference: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross-country, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross-country, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis, women’s volleyball.
Activities/Club/Organizations Over 75 student clubs and organizations on campus, ranging from academic clubs to social justice ministries, in addition to several vocal and instrumental ensembles and a very active theatre department.
Academics Majors, minors, and concentrations in: accounting, Biblical languages, Biblical literature, biochemistry, biology, business, chemistry, chemistry & business, child & adolescent developmental psychology, Christian ministry, clinical & research psychology, communication arts, computer engineering, computer science, contemporary music & recording, criminal justice, criminal justice & social relations psychology, early childhood education, electrical engineering, elementary education, engineering, English, environmental science, environmental studies, forensic science, general science, government, health science, history, history education, instrumental music performance, journalism, liberal arts, literature, management, marketing, mathematics, middle school education, missions, movement arts, music & business, music & communication arts, music business, music composition, music education, music history, music ministry, music performance, music recording, music theory, philosophy, physical education, physics, pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-occupational therapy, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-veterinary science, religion, secondary education, social relations psychology, social welfare, social work, sociology, special education, sports management, theatre arts, theology & philosophy, visual arts, vocal music performance, writing, and youth ministry.
Costs and Aid For 2011-2012, residential cost is $33,400 – non-residential cost is $25,300. All incoming students receive financial aid, including transfer and international students. Both merit-based and need-based institutional aid are offered.
More Distinctions
Eastern Nazarene College graduates have an average 94 percent acceptance rate into medical schools and an 100 percent acceptance rate into law school.
Eastern Nazarene College is listed by Washington Monthly as one of the best baccalaureate degree-granting colleges in the entire United States and by U.S. News as one of the best in the Northeast.
Eastern Nazarene College is a John Templeton Foundation award-winner for excellence in science-and-religion education, and has also been cited by the Foundation for excellence in character-building.
Eastern Nazarene College features semester-long study abroad opportunities in 10 countries and 18 cities around the world.
Eastern Nazarene College established a new Cecil R. Paul Center for Business in 1999 and a new James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government in 2005.
ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID
Admission to Eastern Nazarene College is selective, but all applicants have a personal enrollment counselor and the application process is intended to be an interactive one. The Director and the Committee on Admissions also employ an assessment method that evaluates all admission criteria equally when making admission decisions.
The College offers admission to qualified applicants who demonstrate academic achievement, good character, extracurricular involvement, and community engagement. Notification of the admission decision is made year-round, on a case-by-case basis, and as soon as possible after all the required materials have been received.
At ENC, all incoming students receive institutional aid: first-time freshmen, transfer students, and international students. The average financial aid package is roughly half merit-based aid and