5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1874
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,775
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $163,513,596
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,995
Room/Board: $7,869
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, 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: 81%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 81%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 95%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Eli Lilly, Guidant Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Microsoft, Expedia, Boeing, Honda R&D, Toyota, General Motors, Accenture, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Caterpillar, Cummins Engine, Dow Chemical, Marathon Ashland Corp., AK Steel, National Air Intelligenc
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: 301
Number of current serial subscriptions: 301
Number of microforms: 532
Number of audiovisuals: 699
Number of ebooks: 2,615
Other library facilities: “private” departmental collections.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Oakley Observatory; Hatfield Hall (Performing Arts Center)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 200
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): 232
Classrooms: 1,475
Labs: 1,229
Other areas: 6,091
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 some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 60%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 37%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 43%
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: 60%
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 (38%), men’s dorms (22%), sorority housing (2%), fraternity housing (18%), apartment for single students (20%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 72%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 25%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 20
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 55%
Fire alarms: 65%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Indianapolis (75)
Nearest train station: Indianapolis (75)
Nearest bus station: Terre Haute (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 60%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Coffee Houses, Bands, Hypnotists, Magicians, Lectures, Comedians