60 S. Lincoln Street
Washington, PA 15301
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1781
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,418
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $81,800,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,080
Room/Board: $7,602
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
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: 42%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: KPMG; National City Bank; University of Pittsburgh; PA House of Representatives; United Parcel Service; Mellon Financial; Automatic Data Processing; Ferguson; Aronson & company; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Internal Revenue Service; Dunbar, Be
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: 189,848
Number of current serial subscriptions: 526
Number of microforms: 14,877
Number of audiovisuals: 9,159
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Ed Sell Memorial Pre-Law Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art gallery, microplate reader, cell culture labs, isolator lab, x-ray diffraction unit, neuropsychology lab, atomic absorption unit, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lab
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 450
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): 50
Classrooms: 250
Labs: 150
Other areas: 250
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: N/A
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 81%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 43%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 37%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 81%
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 (33%), women’s dorms (14%), men’s dorms (15%), sorority housing (9%), fraternity housing (9%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (0%), other housing options (19%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 12%
Doubles: 66%
Triples or Suites: 22%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 27
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 60 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Pittsburgh (30), Washington (5)
Nearest train station: Pittsburgh (30)
Nearest bus station: Pittsburgh (30)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 68%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 43%
Average undergraduate wage: 700
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pittsburgh)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pittsburgh)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Concert, Homecoming Weekend, International Week, Street Fair, Monticellos Coffee House, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Annual Battle of the Bands, Anchor Splash, “Singled Out”