100 Campus Drive
Grove City, PA 16127
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1876
Religious Affilation: Presbyterian
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,341
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $93,920,381
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $10,962
Room/Board: $5,766
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, 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: 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: 80%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Accenture; Alcoa; Armstrong World Industries; BF Goodrich Aerospace; Bose Corp; Deloitte & Touche LLP; F.B.I.; General Electric; IBM; Lockheed Martin; PPG Industries; Sherwin Williams Company; Sony; Sprint; U.S. Secret Service; USX Corporation; Westinghou
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: 140,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 5,633
Number of microforms: 300,000
Number of audiovisuals: 1,406
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Ludwig Von Mises Papers, 20,000 pages of manuscripts and correspondence dating from 1900 to just after his death in 1973.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: In 2003 Grove City College dedicated the new Hall of Arts and Letters. The three-story, 112,000 square foot Hall of Arts and Letters houses a 219-seat lecture hall, 40 classrooms, 80 faculty offices, the Early Education Center, Curriculum Library and language, computer and video production labs.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 2,341
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 200
Classrooms: 1,540
Labs: 100
Other areas: 4,740
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some classrooms, 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: 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, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 93%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 15%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 17%
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: 93%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (46%), men’s dorms (46%), apartment for single students (8%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 11%
Doubles: 79%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: 8%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 12
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 33%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 150 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Pittsburgh, PA (65), Cleveland OH (120)
Nearest train station: Pittsburgh, PA (60)
Nearest bus station: Pittsburgh, PA (60)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 75%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Slippery Rock University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Parents Weekend; President’s Gala; Orchesis; Faculty Follies; Homecoming; Guest Artist Series; Cultural Series, Annual College Musical.