300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650-2690
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1846
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,576
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $46,518,494
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: May 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,000
Room/Board: $7,242
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 51%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: US Steel, PNC Bank, Mellon, Bechtel Plant Apparatus, KPMG, Ernst & Young, DG Sisterson
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: 372,656
Number of current serial subscriptions: 635
Number of microforms: 99,066
Number of audiovisuals: 2,186
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: The Library houses unique resources in religion and theology and special collections of Pennsylvaniana and Benedictina. The Library also has a collection of rare books and incunabula, including approximately 400 pre-1700 imprints.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Saint Vincent Gallery (Art museum)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 228
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): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
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
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? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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: 73%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
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: 73%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (100%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 20%
Doubles: 75%
Triples or Suites: 5%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 6
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 83%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Pittsburgh, PA (60), Latrobe, PA (1)
Nearest train station: Latrobe, PA (2)
Nearest bus station: Latrobe, PA (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 78%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 37%
Average undergraduate wage: 794
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pittsburgh)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, other
Campus
Most popular events: Rock concerts, Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Beach Party, Fall and Spring Cotillions, New Horizons Speaker Series, Outdoors Program. The Pittsburgh Culutural Series takes students to operas, musicals, theatrical performances, sympohony concerts, and ballet performances in Pittsburgh.