17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1871
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,192
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $4,119,269
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: April 1
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $7,028 in-state, 13,868 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,780
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 56%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: New Hampshire public school districts; Easter Seals; Peace Corps; Bankers Life & Casualty; Genesis Behavioral Health; John Hancock Financial Services; orthwestern Mutual Financial Network; Sherwin Williams Co.; New York State Life; United Parcel Service;
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: 309,865
Number of current serial subscriptions: 976
Number of microforms: 657,490
Number of audiovisuals: 14,505
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Herbert H. Lamson Library, built in 1964 with a major renovation and expansion in 1998, is wireless and provides seating for 1500 students and a storage capacity for 450,000 volumes of print materials. The Lamson Learning Commons, which incorporates library circulation services with Information Technology Services (ITS) Help Desk and instructional technology support; an internet-style cafe; the Michael J. Spinelli, Jr. Center for University Archives and Special Collections; Plymouth Academic Support Services; and the Writing and Reading Center, were all added in 2006. The Library provides access to a growing range of digital resources including online databases, full-text electronic journals and e-books. The library’s current collections number over 350,000 cataloged print and nonprint items, 1,000 periodical subscriptions, K-12 curriculum collection, New Hampshire Impact Center collection including science and mathematics instructional materials, and a large children’s literature collection. The library offers multimedia work spaces with technical and research assistance, a 60 desktop computer cluster, exhibition space, classrooms, meeting rooms, and group study rooms. The Library provides, at no charge to students, Inter-Library Loan services for book and journal materials not owned by Lamson Library. As a member of the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC), students have borrowing privileges at other college libraries in the state.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Karl Drerup Art Gallery; Silver Cultural Arts Center; Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute; Mark Sylvestre Planetarium; New England Weather Technology Evaluation Center; Graphics design studio; Geographic Information Systems laboratory; Child Development and Family Center; Electron microscope; MIDI studio; Center for the Environment; Institute for New Hampshire Studies; Small Business Institute; Frost Faculty Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence; Writing and Reading Center; Math Activities Center; Plymouth Academic Support Services; Bagley Center for International Programs, National Student Exchange, Career Services, Internship Partners; Ropes Course
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 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): 45
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 330
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 400
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 53%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
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: 53%
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 (74%), sorority housing (1%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (24%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 5%
Doubles: 53%
Triples or Suites: 16%
Apartments: 26%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 90%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 170 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Manchester, New Hampshire (62), Boston (110)
Nearest train station: White River Junction, Vermont (50)
Nearest bus station: Plymouth, New Hampshire (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 29%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 16%
Average undergraduate wage: 855
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of New Hampshire)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of New Hampshire)
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: Spring Fling, Homecoming, Winter Carnival;