1 Willard Avenue
Houghton, NY 14744
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1883
Religious Affilation: Wesleyan Church
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,398
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $33,372,962
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $20,400
Room/Board: $6,680
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, 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: 64%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Public Schools
Church-Related Positions
Medical-Related Positions
Wycliff Bible Translators
Cardone Industries
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: 245,177
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,090
Number of microforms: 47,148
Number of audiovisuals: 2,612
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Ada M. Kidder Memorial Library, West Seneca, NY
Music Library, Center for the Arts, Houghton, NY
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 96
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): 120
Classrooms: 425
Labs: 86
Other areas: 100
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 850
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, 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: 82%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 67%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 82%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (65%), men’s dorms (34%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (1%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 12%
Doubles: 71%
Triples or Suites: 8%
Apartments: 9%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 67%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,300 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Buffalo, NY (65), Rochester, NY (70)
Nearest train station: Buffalo, NY (65)
Nearest bus station: Olean, NY (35)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 47%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (St. Bonaventure University)
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, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Coffee Houses