400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1933
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,555
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $38,118,776
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $21,868
Room/Board: $8,472
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, 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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 90%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Commerce Bank, Enterprise Rent a Car, KPMG, Fort Monmouth
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: 248,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 22,500
Number of microforms: N/A
Number of audiovisuals: N/A
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: The library is a selective depository for publications of the United States government and houses a special collection of material pertaining to the State of New Jersey. The personal book collection of Lewis Mumford (1895-1990), a prominent American architectural critic and urban planner, is in a special room in the library.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: multi-media communications center with TV & radio stations, sculpture garden, art gallery, theatre
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 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): 4
Classrooms: 122
Labs: N/A
Other areas: 1,528
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: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 86%
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: 42%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 8%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 9%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 42%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (83%), apartment for single students (15%), other housing options (2%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 57%
Triples or Suites: 25%
Apartments: 15%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 15
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 93%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 86%
Campus Size: 156 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newark, NJ (40), Philadelphia, PA (75)
Nearest train station: train from Long Branch, NJ to Newark NJ (1)
Nearest bus station: bus from Long Branch, NJ to New York, NY (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 58%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 8%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,549
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: Offered at cooperating institution (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick)
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: football games, basketball games, Homecoming, Ebony Night, Winter Ball, Spring Fest, Fall Fest, concerts, comedians, The Big Event, trips to Broadway plays