801 National Road W
Richmond, IN 47374
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1847
Religious Affilation: Quaker
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,226
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $378,839,266
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $29,320
Room/Board: $6,200
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, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 85%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Teach for America, PeaceCorps, Intel, Outward Bound, AmeriCorps
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: 404,760
Number of current serial subscriptions: 19,163
Number of microforms: 246,300
Number of audiovisuals: 7,523
Number of ebooks: 79,791
Other library facilities: Wildman Science Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Joseph Moore Natural History Museum, with planetarium; two astronomical observatories (one historical, one operational); 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer; Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer; X-Ray Diffractometer with peak search/match software; Scanning Electron Microscope and attached Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer; GPS transceiver with post-processing differential correction and ESRI ArcGIS mapping software; One 20 node, 40 processor Pentium based Beowulf computational cluster; One 16 node, 32 processor PowerPC based Beowulf computational cluster; 500 acre back campus with a wide variety of natural ecosystems; 180 acres of forest over 4 local biological preserves.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 164
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: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 75%
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 88%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 92%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 88%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (70%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 4%
Doubles: 69%
Triples or Suites: 7%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 20%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 37
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 0%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 75%
Campus Size: 160 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Dayton, OH (40), Indianapolis, IN (65)
Nearest train station: Indianapolis, IN (65)
Nearest bus station: Richmond, IN (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 34%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 16%
Average undergraduate wage: 744
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
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? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, other
Campus
Most popular events: Artist and Lecture series and convocation Lecture Series; Gospel Revelation Choir.