700 College Avenue
Beloit, WI 53511
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1846
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,385
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $106,228,117
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,350
Room/Board: $6,162
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
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: 46%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, US Government, Kemper Insurance, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Smithsonian Institute
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: 710,023
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,732
Number of microforms: 140,965
Number of audiovisuals: 7,315
Number of ebooks: 36,117
Other library facilities: Digital/analog video and sound editing equipment, software; classroom technology support and equipment; College Archives, special collections including Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Collection, Beloit Poetry Journal Collection, Kull Collection on Woodrow Wilson, Rheingold Collection on F.D. Roosevelt, and Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Clubs Collection of Wisconsin authors; U.S. government documentary depository collection; data jacks available for laptop computer users’ connection to the campus network; equipment/software for users with disabilities.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Wright Museum of Art, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Center for Language Study, Student Run Market Research Company (BELMARK), Alfred S. Thompson Observatory, Public Accesss Television Studio, WBCR Radio Station, Center for Entreprenuership and Liberal Education at Beloit, Gallery ABBA (Art of Business and the Business of Art)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 250
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): 62
Classrooms: 60
Labs: 45
Other areas: 2,025
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: 600
Recommended operating system: N/A
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, 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: 5%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 98%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 93%
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 (70%), women’s dorms (4%), sorority housing (2%), fraternity housing (7%), apartment for single students (6%), other housing options (11%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 43%
Doubles: 48%
Triples or Suites: 3%
Apartments: 6%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 38
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 8%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 40 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Chicago (70), Milwaukee (70)
Nearest train station: Chicago (70)
Nearest bus station: Beloit (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 25%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 69%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
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, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Folk and Blues (2-day festival), Multi-Cultural Fair, Pride Month, Women’s Week, Model UN, Mock Trial, Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival, Kublacan Gaming Festival, International Symposium Day, Symposium Day