1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1853
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 7,466
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $4,383,295,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,788
Room/Board: $10,452
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: IBM; Merrill Lynch & Company; Boeing Company; Edward Jones; SBC Communications.
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: 3,694,504
Number of current serial subscriptions: 44,806
Number of microforms: 3,355,312
Number of audiovisuals: 74,196
Number of ebooks: 124,094
Other library facilities: Fourteen libraries. Government document repository.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art gallery, business/economics experimental lab, botanical garden, teaching/learning center, student enterprise zone, NASA planetary imaging facility, TAP reactor system, triple monochromator, Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking and gamma ray Computed Tomography, observatory, Edison Theatre, lab science building, outdoor Tyson Research Center.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,500
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): 1,250
Classrooms: 300
Labs: 1,500
Other areas: 7,500
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 90%
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 73%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 25%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 25%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 97%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 73%
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, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 53%
Doubles: 34%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: 11%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 201
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 90%
Campus Size: 169 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): St. Louis (12)
Nearest train station: St. Louis (6)
Nearest bus station: St. Louis (6)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 26%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 17%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (St. Louis University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Thurteen Carnival; W. I. L. D (Concert festival); Homecoming