2 E. South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1837
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Trimester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,245
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $51,225,973
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $27,900
Room/Board: $5,925
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 20%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: LaSalle Bank/ABN-AMRO, Analytic Innovations, Sigma-Aldrich, Wells Fargo, Americorps, Deloitte and Touche, Hewitt Associates
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: 311,715
Number of current serial subscriptions: 12,782
Number of microforms: 98,723
Number of audiovisuals: 7,497
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Science-Math Center library
Center for the Fine Arts library and listening facility
The library’s collections include extensive rare book and map collections on the history of the early American Midwest, the American Civil War, the Mississippi River Valley, Ernest Hemingway and the lost generation, and Abraham Lincoln.
Famulener Print Collection
Wireless network in Seymour Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Educational Technology Center, operated jointly with Carl Sandburg College
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 300
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): 59
Classrooms: 42
Labs: 16
Other areas: 200
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, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,900
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 95%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 24%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 95%
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 (54%), women’s dorms (9%), men’s dorms (7%), fraternity housing (10%), apartment for single students (14%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 7%
Doubles: 7%
Triples or Suites: 72%
Apartments: 14%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 27
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 4%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 82 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Peoria, IL (40), Moline, IL (40)
Nearest train station: Galesburg, IL (1)
Nearest bus station: Galesburg, IL (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 45%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 37%
Average undergraduate wage: 890
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, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Crossroads International Fair, Flunk Day, Honnold Lecture