St. Mary’s College

Address:

Notre Dame, IN 46556

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1844
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,397
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $100,564,289

Admissions

Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $25,580
Room/Board: $8,425

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: women’s center, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, 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: 73%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 77%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 83%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Price Waterhouse; Accenture; U.S. government; Illinois state government; public and parochial schools nationwide; Hospitals nationwide

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: 228,012
Number of current serial subscriptions: 634
Number of microforms: 14,920
Number of audiovisuals: 2,641
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Rare Book Room (containing among other treasures an outstanding Dante collection) and the College Archives

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Moreau Center for the Arts, including hich tech classrooms, art studios, an arts computer lab, a music library, art galleries, and two performance facilities

Technology

Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 200
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 all 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: 1,000

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? – 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: 84%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 84%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (94%), apartment for single students (6%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 41%
Doubles: 35%
Triples or Suites: 11%
Apartments: 4%
Other: 9%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 5

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 175 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): South Bend, IN (5), Chicago, IL (90)
Nearest train station: South Bend, IN (5)
Nearest bus station: South Bend, IN (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 72%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 45%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Notre Dame)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (University of Notre Dame)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Notre Dame)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Play of the Mind conference; Window on Music events; Senior Tostal; Notre Dame football weekends; Junior Mom’s Weekend; Senior Dad’s Weekend; Sophomore Parent’s Weekend;