1500 E. Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106-2148
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1854
Religious Affilation: Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 790
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $36,047,483
Admissions
Application Fee: $20
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $16,690
Room/Board: $6,400
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, 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: 30%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 45%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 60%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: BellSouth, CH2M, state government, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
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: 105,769
Number of current serial subscriptions: 239
Number of microforms: 61,372
Number of audiovisuals: 2,428
Number of ebooks: 34,031
Other library facilities: Effective Fall 2002, the library is fully automated; this allows students to do research from residence hall in addition to the library. Alabama-West Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church Archives are housed in the Library.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery – studio arts gallery
Archives – College and Alabama West Florida Conference of the UMC
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 175
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 15
Classrooms: 25
Labs: 100
Other areas: 616
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 76%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 22%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 26%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 60%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 76%
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 (18%), women’s dorms (40%), men’s dorms (40%), special housing for disabled students (2%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 11%
Doubles: 88%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 1%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 4
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 71 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Montgomery (8), Atlanta (165)
Nearest train station: Birmingham (95)
Nearest bus station: Montgomery (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 95%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 5%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Auburn University at Montgomery)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Alabama State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming, Parents Weekend, Stallworth Lectures, Miss Huntingdon, Mr. Huntingdon, Reunion Weekend, Founders Day