3000 Frederica Street, PO Box 1039
Owensboro, KY 42302
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1858
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 755
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $27,149,973
Admissions
Application Fee: $None
Application Deadline: August 21
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $13,600
Room/Board: $5,750
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, veteran student, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 42%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 53%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 72%
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: 108,356
Number of current serial subscriptions: 322
Number of microforms: 148,285
Number of audiovisuals: 6,672
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Electronic Reference Sources and Aggregation Services, 15.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Ralph Center for Fine Arts, Yu Hak Hahn Center for the Sciences
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 125
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): 5
Classrooms: 55
Labs: 61
Other areas: 4
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), 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: 1,000
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? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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: 49%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 13%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 21%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 49%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 49%
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 (30%), women’s dorms (31%), men’s dorms (39%), sorority housing, fraternity housing
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 4
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 0%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 55 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Nashville, TN (125), Owensboro, KY (2)
Nearest train station: Cincinnati, OH (200)
Nearest bus station: N/A
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: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 475
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
Campus
Most popular events: Fall Family Weekend, Hanging of the Greens (Christmas), Homecoming Week (pep rally, bonfire, coronation of Homecoming King and Queen, Homecoming football game, and a Homecoming dance after the game), Honors Convocation, Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, Leadership Symposium (numerous speakers bring their ideas and experiences pertaining to leadership), Madrigal Dinner (evening of medieval food and frolic), Minerva (Statue of the Roman godess of wisdom is traditionally painted by various student groups), Midnight movies, Tuesday night new release videos, Campus entertainer guests such as comedians, musicians and band concerts.