PO Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1840
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,309
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $279,293,177
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,650
Room/Board: $8,040
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, 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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 58%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: National Instruments, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AmeriCorps, Austin ISD, Ameriprise Financial
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: 342,020
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,973
Number of microforms: 61,358
Number of audiovisuals: 14,988
Number of ebooks: 33,941
Other library facilities: Senator John Tower Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center, Red & Charline McCombs Campus Center, Lois Perkins Chapel, Roy H. Cullen Academic Mall, A. Frank Smith, Jr., Library Center, Corbin J. Robertson Athletics Center, Fountainwood Observatory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 410
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): 20
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 computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 300
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: 80%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 29%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 31%
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: 80%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (27%), women’s dorms (20%), men’s dorms (16%), fraternity housing (7%), apartment for single students (30%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 69%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 30%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 18
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 89%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 700 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Austin (35), none
Nearest train station: Austin (29)
Nearest bus station: Georgetown (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 76%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 24%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,200
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: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming, Mall Ball, Sing, Brown Symposium, Parents’ and Grandparents’ Weekend, SU Day of Service, Late Night Breakfast