900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL 35254
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1856
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,324
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $123,593,848
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $22,940
Room/Board: $7,200
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 55%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 5%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 3%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Alabama Power, EBSCO, Balch and Bingham, Ernst and Young, L. Paul Kassouf and Company, Dixon-Hughes, PLLC, AmSouth Bank, Bradley Arant Rose and White LLP, HealthSouth
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 282,934
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,215
Number of microforms: 47,205
Number of audiovisuals: 27,308
Number of ebooks: 27,503
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 510
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 50
Classrooms: 60
Labs: 100
Other areas: 300
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 400
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 79%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 44%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 51%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 79%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (47%), men’s dorms (33%), sorority housing (4%), fraternity housing (11%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 20%
Doubles: 75%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 5%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 21
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 5%
Fire alarms: 62%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 192 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Birmingham (5)
Nearest train station: Birmingham (3)
Nearest bus station: Birmingham (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 88%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 0%
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Samford University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Art exhibits, theatre productions, dance performances, basketball games, on-campus concerts, Greek sponsored events