1600 Burrstone Road
Utica, NY 13502
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1946
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,413
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $15,663,963
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,440
Room/Board: $9,510
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, 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: 59%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Utica National Insurance; Utica College; Rome Labs; APAC; Zogby International; CONMED; The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter; The House of the Good Shepherd; Mastercard International; Northwestern Mutual; DFAS; Dolphin Technologies; The Hartford Insurance; BC/BS;
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: 184,425
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,242
Number of microforms: 57,214
Number of audiovisuals: 2,154
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: The Library houses three special collections: The Harry F. Jackson Welsh Collection (the largest collection of 19th and 20th century Welsh-language literature in the United States); a collection of working papers and a library collection of Walter D. Edmonds author of ‘Drums Along the Mohawk’; a collection of upstate New York literature; as well as the works of Henry DiSpirito, sculptor-in-residence at Utica College from 1963- 1995.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Edith Barrett Art Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 146
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): 0
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 0
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500
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? – 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: 42%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 65%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 42%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (61%), apartment for single students (8%), special housing for disabled students (1%), other housing options (30%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 15%
Doubles: 63%
Triples or Suites: 14%
Apartments: 8%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 7
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 71%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 128 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Syracuse (55), Albany (100)
Nearest train station: Utica (4)
Nearest bus station: Utica (4)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 66%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 16%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,309
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Syracuse University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Black History Month, Womyn’s Herstory Month, Kwanza Celebration, LASU Celebration, Holiday Dinner, International Student Celebration, Leadership Weekend;