3000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211-9299
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1898
Religious Affilation: Baptist
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 3,567
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $27,832,841
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $13,050
Room/Board: $4,959
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
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: N/A
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: 276,945
Number of current serial subscriptions: 637
Number of microforms: 517,334
Number of audiovisuals: 6,171
Number of ebooks: 43,691
Other library facilities: Gilbert Collection, Christian Education Collection, Corrie ten Boom Collection, Russell Perry Collection, Evangelical Collection, Texana Collection, Meadows Library, Bain Library, Lord Braine of Wheatley Archives, College of Education Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
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): 35
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 155
Other areas: 50
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,200
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: 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: 34%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 34%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (36%), men’s dorms (26%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (37%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 52%
Triples or Suites: 22%
Apartments: 25%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 11
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 55%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 293 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Irving, Tx (21), Dallas (13)
Nearest train station: Dallas (13)
Nearest bus station: Dallas (13)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 85%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 23%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,880
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Univ. of Texas at Arlington)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Texas Christian University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: All-Night Party, Spiritual Rush, Student Welcome and Transition (SWAT), Resurrection Week, Servanthood Saturdays, BSM Noon Day, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, Dr. Pepper Breaks, Intramurals, Movie Nights, All-University Carnival, Fridays for Fun, Mr. Big Chief, Luau, Fall Festival, Battle of the Bands, Live Pure Summit, Turkey Trot, Spring Runs, Singled Out, Karaoke Night Spring Revivial and Wild, Wild West, Old School Game Night, Pancake Study Break, Sumo Study Break, Retro Rollerskating, Student Life Soda Shop, Concerts, Whirleyball Night, Family Weekend, Grandparents’ Day, Dinner and A Movie, Student Life Coffeehouse, Great Pumpkin Chase, Christmas Tree Lighting and Spring Sing.