Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1870
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,789
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $130,159,592
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $32,995
Room/Board: $10,000
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological
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: 80%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 100%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Citigroup,Colgate-Palmolive, Communications Electronics Command, Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, Hamilton Sundstrand, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, Chase, ITT Industries, Lehman Brothers, Lockheed Martin, L’Oreal, Lucent Technologies, Merck, Microsoft, Picatin
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: 114,736
Number of current serial subscriptions: 8,314
Number of microforms: 11,080
Number of audiovisuals: 0
Number of ebooks: 2,049
Other library facilities: Leonardo DaVinci Collection (manuscripts and sketches), Frederick Winslow Taylor Collection, Class of 1883 (originator of Scientific Management), Stevens Family Collection, Various Alexander Calder Sculptures, Class of 1919
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Davidson Ocean Engineering Lab (High Speed Towing Tank, and one of two of the nation’s Oblique Sea Basins), Design and Manufacturing Institute, Highly Filled Materials Institute (Materials Eng), Computer Vision Lab, Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Lab (physics), Light and Life Lab (physics), Nanoscale Device Lab, Electron Microscopy Lab, Center for Environmental Systems, Wireless Network Security Center, Center for Maritime Systems.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,000
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): 76
Classrooms: 868
Labs: 400
Other areas: 117
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 99%
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: 75%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 34%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 31%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 75%
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 (71%), women’s dorms (1%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (13%), apartment for single students (12%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 16%
Doubles: 62%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: 20%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 20
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 99%
Campus Size: 55 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newark Liberty International (7), John F. Kennedy International (20)
Nearest train station: Newark, NJ (7)
Nearest bus station: New York City (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Seton Hall University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Techfest (Fall), Boken (weeklong spring festival), Unity Night (Ethnic Student Music and Dance festival), Midnight Breakfast (during exam week, fall and spring), Sports Spirit Nights, DeBaun Theater Series, Greek Week