BACONE COLLEGE E-15

2299 Old Bacone Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403-1597
Tel: (918)683-4581; 888-682-5514
Admissions: (918)781-7349
Fax: (918)682-5514
Web Site: http://www.bacone.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1880. Setting: 220-acre small town campus with easy access to Tulsa. Endowment: $1.4 million. Total enrollment: 914. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 819 applied, 58% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 43% from top half. Full-time: 697 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 217 students, 88% women, 12% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 10 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 39% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 20% black, 3% international, 35% 25 or older, 48% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 50% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, minimum ACT score of 16, SAT or ACT. Recommended: ACT. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $14,648 includes full-time tuition ($8137), mandatory fees ($730), and college room and board ($5781). College room only: $3000. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Native American Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Christian Nurses Fellowship. Major annual event: Multicultural Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access, 8-hour patrols by trained security personnel. 425 college housing spaces available; 380 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Bacone College Library with 34,564 books, 18,960 microform titles, 121 serials, 185 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 46 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Bacone is a suburban community, one mile from Muskogee, a town of 60,000. All the cultural, recreational, and community services are located in Muskogee.