5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94613
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1852
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 881
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $177,822,608
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,024
Room/Board: $10,290
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, 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: 40%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 40%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 60%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: United States Government, State of California, Wells Fargo, Enterprise, School Districts, Cultural Organizations
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: 227,903
Number of current serial subscriptions: 873
Number of microforms: 28,418
Number of audiovisuals: 16,000
Number of ebooks: 2,615
Other library facilities: Elinor Raas Heller Rare Book Room (includes books from the 15th Century to the present),College Archives, Collections: Albert M. Bender, Darius Milhaud, Fine and Private Press, Florence and Walter Hand Bookbinding, Jane Bourne Parton Books on Dance, Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Women’s History Collection, Arturo Torres-Rioseco, West Coast Print Center,
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Museum, Slide Library, Center for the Book, Center for Contemporarty Music, Lisser Hall (two theaters), Children’s Laboratory School, Studios: Ceramic,Painting and Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, and Dance
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 292
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): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: 8
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
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: 52%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 52%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (1%), women’s dorms (90%), apartments for married students (2%), apartment for single students (4%), special housing for disabled students (1%), cooperative housing (1%), other housing options (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 80%
Doubles: 10%
Triples or Suites: 7%
Apartments: 3%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 10%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 135 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Oakland (6), San Francisco (27)
Nearest train station: Oakland (7)
Nearest bus station: Oakland (7)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 77%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,884
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
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: Black and White Ball, Fetish Ball, Convocation, Senior Pin Dinner, Paint Night, Junior – Senior Celebration, First Year Ghost Tour