50 Acacia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901-2298
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1890
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,177
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $10,587,035
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,172
Room/Board: $11,300
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, 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
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: 92,536
Number of current serial subscriptions: 597
Number of microforms: 3,500
Number of audiovisuals: 155
Number of ebooks: 1,510
Other library facilities: a. The library has three computer classrooms of about 25 computers each for both classroom instruction and use of productivity software, email and library research in addition to 25 computers in the Information Commons.
b. The Alemany Library subscribes to 15,500 full-text electronic periodicals and 58 electronic databases.
c. Additional collections include:
1) 643 bound musical scores
2) 45 long file drawers of sheet music
3) 1,671 long playing records
4) About 900 rare books including The Antiphonaries, The Book of Hours, and many others.
5) Over 150 Ansel Adams photographs.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: An Art Gallery with over 1,500 square feet of wall space for displays of art works
Departments maintain their own departmental libraries of basic collections as well as collections of specialty materials such as testing materials in Education and Psychology and an extensive collection of art history slides in art history.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 140
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): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
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
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 30%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 35%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 30%
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 (100%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 42%
Triples or Suites: 58%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 67%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 80 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): San Francisco (31), Oakland (31)
Nearest train station: Richmond (10)
Nearest bus station: San Rafael (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 70%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,923
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
Campus
Most popular events: Shield Day, Students Congregation