Motto Learning by Heart Established September, 1923 Students 1,308 Acceptance rate 93.5% (2014) | Type Private university Endowment $52.4 million Undergraduate tuition and fees 24,360 USD (2015) Total enrollment 1,230 (2015) | |
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President Charles "Tim" Summerlin Address 2100 Memorial Blvd, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA Mascot Mountain Man, Monty the Mountain Lion Similar Texas Lutheran University, Southwestern University, Howard Payne University, Concordia University Texas, University of Mary Hardin–Baylor Profiles | ||
Schreiner University is a private liberal arts institution located in Kerrville, Texas, and has a religious affiliation to the Presbyterian Church. The University enrolls an estimated 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers 27 four-year undergraduate programs, an MBA and a master of education. Established in 1923, it has been coeducational since 1932. As of the fall 2011, Schreiner had a student/faculty ratio of 13:1. The University is also home to Greystone Preparatory School a college level Service Academy preparatory program for those who did not receive appointments or nominations straight out of high school.
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History
Captain Charles Schreiner, Sr., founded Schreiner Institute in 1917 and worked toward its establishment until 1923. The military institute was created for young boys and included both secondary school and junior college curricula to prepare students for further education. The year 1971 marked the end military training used by the institute. In 1973, it began focusing on a college curriculum and changed its name to Schreiner College. The college experience changed once more in 1981 when it became a four-year college. The college became Schreiner University in 2001 and began offering master's degrees. Schreiner University now hosts a number of lecture series and academic conferences, including its annual popular culture symposium.
Campus
The university no longer operates the Hill Country Museum in the house of its founder, the Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion.
Accreditation
Schreiner University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters, baccalaureate and associate degrees. The University also holds accreditation by the Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners and is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing as well as the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) for teacher certification programs.
The University holds membership in the American Association for Higher Education, The American Council on Education, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas.
Athletics
Schreiner University sports teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Mountaineers are a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
Greek life
Greek life began at Schreiner University with the chartering of the sorority Delta Phi Epsilon, establishing its Gamma Gamma chapter on January 25, 2003. On May 3 of the same year, the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity established its Texas Sigma chapter, being the first Fraternity to be officially chartered with 26 founding fathers. Greek life had been unofficially established on campus earlier on February 21, 2001, when Chi Phi Fraternity founded a colony at Schreiner University; however, the colony was not chartered into the Iota Theta Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity until 2005. On March 25, 2006, the Theta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was installed, becoming the second sorority on campus.