175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452-4705
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1917
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,294
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $190,350,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,164
Room/Board: $10,530
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 100%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Fidelity Investments; Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP; American Express Financial Advisors; Raytheon Company; Liberty Mutual; KPMG, LLP; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Morgan Stanley; State Street Bank & Trust; Ernst & Young, LLP; Filene’s/Kaufmann’s; BAE Systems;
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: 137,031
Number of current serial subscriptions: 30,660
Number of microforms: 2,930
Number of audiovisuals: 6,400
Number of ebooks: 12,285
Other library facilities: Library facilities include: RFID Collection Management System with self-checkout; 19 “high tech” collaborative study rooms with large flat-screen LCD displays and touchscreen/online room reservation systems; four print release stations, all with high speed printers; electronic compact stacks; the Vitale Caturano & Company Art Gallery; an Einstein Bros. Bagels cafe. Library collections include: College Archives, Popular Reading collection; Center for Business Ethics Library, Women’s Center collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Winer Accounting Center for Electronic Learning and Business Measurement, Center for Marketing Technology, Economics/Finance/Statistics Learning Center, Center for Languages and International Collaboration, English for Speakers of Other Languages Tutorial Center, Math Learning Center, Writing Center, Hughey Center for Financial Services/Trading Room, Design and Usability Center, Bentley Service Learning Center, Natural Sciences Laboratories.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 5,700
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): 1,080
Classrooms: 1,601
Labs: 396
Other areas: 9,287
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: 4,000
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 80%
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: 85%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 80%
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 (31%), apartment for single students (32%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (37%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 4%
Doubles: 26%
Triples or Suites: 37%
Apartments: 33%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 28
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 163 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston, MA (15), Manchester, NH (56)
Nearest train station: Boston, MA (12)
Nearest bus station: Newton, MA (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 82%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming, Spring Day, Greedy Bingo, Midnight Madness, Bowles Performing Arts Series, Major Concerts (i. e. Third Eye Blind, Dispatch, Yellow Card, Guster, etc) Breakfast by Moonlight