AVILA UNIVERSITY E-3

11901 Wornall Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64145-1698
Tel: (816)942-8400
Free: 800-GO-AVILA
Admissions: (816)501-3773
Fax: (816)942-3362
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.avila.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Administratively affiliated with Affiliation with the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louise Province. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1916. Setting: 50-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $6.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5003 per student. Total enrollment: 2,104. Faculty: 224 (63 full-time, 161 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 936 applied, 42% were admitted. 16% from top 10% of their high school class, 43% from top quarter, 76% from top half. Full-time: 842 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 737 students, 31% women, 69% men. Students come from 25 states and territories, 30 other countries, 34% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 17% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 37% 25 or older, 17% live on campus, 18% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Sisters of St. Joseph Consortium, Council of Independent Colleges Exchange Program. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $21,270 includes full-time tuition ($15,500), mandatory fees ($370), and college room and board ($5400). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $365 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $12.25 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Group Activities Programming, Avila Student Nurses Association, Residence Hall Association, Student Senate, Black Student Union. Major annual events: Homecoming Week, Spring Fling Week, Harmony Month. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 220 college housing spaces available; 186 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Hooley Bundshu Library with 80,865 books, 460,080 microform titles, 7,179 serials, 3,265 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $283,483. 68 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri - Kansas City.