500 Washington Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1878
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 711
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $50,706,663
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $16,590
Room/Board: $8,850
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
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, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 83%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 87%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 91%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Peachtree Vascular Specialists,
St. Mary’s Health Care,
CNN,
Hall County Schools
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: 78,400
Number of current serial subscriptions: 181
Number of microforms: 10,855
Number of audiovisuals: 2,700
Number of ebooks: 41,000
Other library facilities: The Brenau Trustee Library has a Rare Books Gallery with a collection of over 3,000 signed, first edition 18th and 19th century fiction titles and the Watson collection, the personal library of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson. The Brenau Trustee Library has an archives room with the Dare stones from the Lost Colony and Brenau memorabilia.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Simmons Art Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
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): 15
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 88
Other areas: 30
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: 750
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 99%
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 55%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 30%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 55%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (62%), sorority housing (32%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 17%
Doubles: 74%
Triples or Suites: 3%
Apartments: 6%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 20
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 85%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 99%
Campus Size: 43 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Atlanta, GA (65), Athens, GA
Nearest train station: Gainesville, GA (116 Industrial Boulevard) (4)
Nearest bus station: Gainesville, GA
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 51%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,600
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? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Family Weekend, Casual Cotillion, Formal Cotillion, Sophomore Retreat, Freshman Retreat, May Day, Class Day, Greek Week, Sister Class Kickball Game, Spade Hunt, Senior Challenge, Faculty Follies, Winter Weekend