900 S.E. Baker Street
McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1849
Religious Affilation: American Baptist
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,750
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $53,506,190
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $24,174
Room/Board: $7,020
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 80%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
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: 173,960
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,115
Number of microforms: 17,649
Number of audiovisuals: 31,134
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Portland Campus Library (branch campus)
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Miller Fine Arts Center, Walker Hall Language Classrooms with murals, Renshaw Hall Computer Science Classroom, Marshall Theatre, Anthropology Museum
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 266
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: 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 some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 17,000
Recommended operating system: Other
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: 74%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 26%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 30%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 74%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (54%), women’s dorms (7%), men’s dorms (4%), apartment for single students (34%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 8%
Doubles: 57%
Triples or Suites: 11%
Apartments: 24%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 31
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 193 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Portland, OR (50)
Nearest train station: Portland, OR (50)
Nearest bus station: McMinnville (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
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: – 46%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
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 (University of Portland)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Hawaiian Lu’au, Wildstock, Celebration of Culture, Casino Night, Street Dance, Multicultural Student BBQ, Comedy Series, Cat Cab, Off-Campus Cultural Dining Experiences, Oregon Nobel Laureate Symposium