1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502-5599
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1961
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,392
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $39,385,384
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,136
Room/Board: $6,850
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, 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, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 58%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 58%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Internal Revenue Service, Virginia Department of Taxation, Peace Corps, ABC Family Channel, GEICO, Landmark Communications, City of Virginia Beach, American Funds Group, Virginia Beach Public Schools, Chesapeake Public Schools, Household,, Walgreens, Nor
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: 123,359
Number of current serial subscriptions: 800
Number of microforms: 15,869
Number of audiovisuals: 3,813
Number of ebooks: 36,000
Other library facilities: Virginia Wesleyan subscribes to 30 research proprietary databases and owns an electronic book collection of 36,000 volumes. We are a participant in the Southeastern Library Network, the Virginia Consortium of Independent Colleges, the Virtual Library of Virginia, and the Virginia Tidewater Consortium. We also house the Virginia Wesleyan College Archives.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The Lambuth M. Clarke Hall, an academic center featuring state of the art
teaching technologies, the Learning Resources/Writing Center, the Center for
the Study of Religious Freedom and a 24-hour computer laboratory; the Henry
Clay Hofheimer II Library houses a second general purpose computer laboratory and additional computers dedicated to research databases/subscriptions; The Jane P. Batten Student Center, featuring a multi-activity athletic center as well as Communication laboratory space and two multimedia classrooms; and a Greenhouse.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 99
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: 15
Labs: 65
Other areas: 700
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), 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: 600
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? – No
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: 51%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 3%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 6%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 51%
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 (57%), women’s dorms (7%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (2%), apartment for single students (13%), special housing for disabled students (2%), special housing for international students (7%), other housing options (7%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 75%
Triples or Suites: 1%
Apartments: 11%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 14
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 43%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 300 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Norfolk, VA (4), Newport News, VA (25)
Nearest train station: Newport News, VA (15)
Nearest bus station: Norfolk, VA (8)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
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: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Old Dominion University)
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: Seafood Party in the Dell, Lake Taylor Music Festival, Lively in the Ivy Concert, Spring Fling, Homecoming, Airband, Intercultural Fashion Show, Hispanic/Latin American Heritage celebration, Comedy Club, Relay for Life, Mud Games, Greek Week, Village Cookouts, Poetry Slams, Celebration of Women’s Voices, Academic Fair, Potato Drop, Native American Fair, Educational Lecture Series, Marlin Spirit Pregame Parties for Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams