Briar Cliff University

Briar Cliff University Summary

Briar Cliff University is a Roman Catholic university operated by the Franciscans in Sioux City, Iowa. The university was named Briar Cliff after the hill on which it is located.

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Briar Cliff University Academics

Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 121 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Repair Service Available On Campus, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Discounted Computer Software for Sale, Discounted Computer Hardware for Sale, Student Web Hosting, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 1%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 30% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 69%. For instance, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Urban Semester, Washington Semester and Weekend College. Briar Cliff University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Briar Cliff University.

History:

History – General

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Popular majors:

twenty-seven percent business per marketing, fourteen percent education, twelve percent health professions, ten percent visual and performing arts, six percent biology, six percent parks and recreation

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Communications & Journalism:

Digital Communications/Multimedia, Mass Communications/Media Studies

Philosphy and Religion:

Religion/Religious Studies

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Reading Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Radiologic Technology, Nursing (RN)

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, Sport/Fitness Administration

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Graphic Design, Music – General

Social Sciences:

Political Science/Government, Sociology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Human Resources Management, Management Information Systems

Security and Protective Services:

Law Enforcement Administration

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, English Composition, English Language & Literature – General

Again, for international students, the application fee is 20. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July.

Briar Cliff University Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 76%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were two hundred and ninety-four total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and twenty-three total number of transfer students who were admitted.

The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of September and Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of April. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July.

Briar Cliff University Athletics

The Chargers are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling

Briar Cliff University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-eight percent scholarships per grants and sixty-two percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Briar Cliff University Students

The school’s size is approximately one thousand and eighty-one degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and fifty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and twenty-nine graduate enrollment. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 76 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Briar Cliff University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Further, the student body consists of forty-four percent in-state students, fifty-six percent out-of-state students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, eighty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, fifteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-one percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and four percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. To be sure, the school is located 90 miles from Omaha, Nebraska.In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as prairie nature preserve, human anatomy/cadaver laboratory, integrated media lab, nursing simulation lab.