4200 54th Avenue S
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1958
Religious Affilation: Presbyterian
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,779
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $18,319,062
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $27,618
Room/Board: $7,868
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, 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: 78%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: United States Geological Survey, Raymond James Financial, Eckerd College, Hillsborough County Schools, Southern DataCOMM, Inc.
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: 168,415
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,958
Number of microforms: 14,414
Number of audiovisuals: 2,228
Number of ebooks: 6,282
Other library facilities: Special Collections in British History, Marine Science, and Gender Studies.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Ransom Art Center and Elliot Gallery, Roberts Music Center, Chapel and Flentrop Organ (one of four in US of this type, Bininger Performing Arts Center, Miller Auditorium, Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 320
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): 300
Classrooms: 40
Labs: 100
Other areas: 1,325
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 all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
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, student patrols, 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: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 80%
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 (90%), women’s dorms (9%), men’s dorms (0%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 5%
Doubles: 79%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 16%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 32
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 88%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 188 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Tampa International Airport (20), St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport (10)
Nearest train station: Tampa (20)
Nearest bus station: St. Petersburg (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 56%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 11%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,200
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of South Florida)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of South Florida)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Ceremony of Lights, Festival of Hope, College Program Series, Convocation, Festival of Culture, ECademy Awards, SpringTopia, Kappa Karnival, BS Ballet, All Men’s and Women’s Basketball games, all Baseball games, all Men’s and Women’s Soccer games, All Softball Games, Intramural sports – Basketball, Dodgeball, Flag Football, Kickball, Sand Volleyball, Soccer, Softball.