2000 N. Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1848
Religious Affilation: Presbyterian
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,677
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $222,809,052
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: N/A
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $27,874
Room/Board: $7,180
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: 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: Youth Villages; Morgan Keegan; Memphis City Schools; Merrill Lynch; Stephens, Inc.; Teach for America; Ernst and Young; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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: 274,886
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,669
Number of microforms: 90,720
Number of audiovisuals: 10,755
Number of ebooks: 33,751
Other library facilities: Biology, chemistry, math, physics, music
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The College has 2 electron miscroscopes, an 0.8-meter infrared optimized telescope, a cell culture laboratory, and the Human Relations area files, containing 2 million pages of behavior resources materials on microfiche.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 220
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 some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), 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 college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
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: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 48%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 53%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
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 (12%), women’s dorms (30%), men’s dorms (40%), apartment for single students (18%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 9%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 13%
Apartments: 18%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 16
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 25%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 100 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Memphis (5)
Nearest train station: Memphis (4)
Nearest bus station: Memphis (4)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 80%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 40%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Memphis)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Memphis)
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: Rites of Spring; Rites to Play; Homecoming; Spring Formal Dances; Mosaic Week