7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074-3298
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1960
Religious Affilation: Baptist
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,932
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $84,627,146
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $16,500
Room/Board: $4,500
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, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, 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: N/A
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: 218,505
Number of current serial subscriptions: 25,000
Number of microforms: 105,991
Number of audiovisuals: 10,900
Number of ebooks: 45,000
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The Moody Library; Museum of The American Bible; The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts; The Hinton Center, Sharp Gymnasium, Glasscock Activities Center; Cullen Nursing Center; Cullen Science Center, Mabee Teaching Theater, MD Anderson Student Center, Stanley P Brown Administrative Complex
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 100
Available internet access? – No
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): 14
Classrooms: 40
Labs: 22
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, 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: 75%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
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: 32%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 5%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 5%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 32%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (25%), men’s dorms (15%), apartment for single students (60%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: 50%
Apartments: 50%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 75%
Campus Size: 100 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): William Hobby International Airport Houston (20), Bush International Airport Houston (32)
Nearest train station: Amtrak, Houston (14)
Nearest bus station: Greyhound West Loop Houston (10)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 80%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 15%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,075
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Houston)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (Rice University)
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Welcome Days, Winter Formal, Spring Formal, Homecoming, Husky Fest, Orange and Blue Midnight Madness, Husky Revue, Spring Fling