300 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508-1797
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1780
Religious Affilation: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Academic Calendar: Other
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,151
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $127,114,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $20,950
Room/Board: $6,850
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, 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: 55%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 5%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 5%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Lexmark, IBM, Crowe Chizek, Eli Lilly, National City Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Mariott, Public and Private School System, Kentucky State Government
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: 124,949
Number of current serial subscriptions: 500
Number of microforms: 13,348
Number of audiovisuals: 2,214
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: The library houses the University archives and a number of special collections including the Clara S. Peck Collection, the Old Medical Library, and the J. Winston Coleman Jr. Kentuckiana Collection. The library is a member of the Southeastern Library network, which provides access to the OCLC database of 47 million titles for interlibrary loan and cataloging purposes, and the Kentucky Virtual Library, which provides more than 40 online databases and a courier service to deliver materials among Kentucky libraries. The Technology Learning Center, located on the lower level of the library, offers assistance with technical projects and the Educational Resources Center, housed in the library, offers education students a teacher planning laboratory.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: L.A. Brown Science Center designed to meet the demands of the university’s programs in the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics. Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education includes classrooms, faculty officies, the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, a high tech, multi-media classroom, a computer/teaching lab, and a specialized classroom for training education majors.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
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): 120
Classrooms: 720
Labs: 250
Other areas: 200
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
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 250
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? – No
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: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 50%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 50%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 66%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
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 (20%), women’s dorms (47%), men’s dorms (32%), apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 10%
Doubles: 90%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 11%
Fire alarms: 67%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 46 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Lexington, Ky. (6), Louisville, Ky. (80)
Nearest train station: Cincinnati, Ohio (75)
Nearest bus station: Lexington, Ky. (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 85%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 36%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Kentucky)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Kentucky)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: T Day Ball, May Term Festival, Martin Luther King Celebration, African American History Month, Women’s History Month, Kenan Lecture Series.