BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE D-9

275 Eastland Rd.
Berea, OH 44017-2088
Tel: (440)826-2900
Admissions: (440)826-2222
Fax: (440)826-3830
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.bw.edu/

Description:

Independent Methodist, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1845. Setting: 100-acre suburban campus with easy access to Cleveland. Endowment: $120.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $116,163. Educational spending 2003-04: $7759 per student. Total enrollment: 4,600. Faculty: 399 (164 full-time, 235 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 2,301 applied, 83% were admitted. 29% from top 10% of their high school class, 57% from top quarter, 90% from top half. 24 valedictorians, 23 student government officers. Full-time: 3,041 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 730 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 36 states and territories, 15 other countries, 10% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 5% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 3% 25 or older, 58% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 85% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Drew University, American University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.6 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.2 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 5/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $25,912 includes full-time tuition ($19,494) and college room and board ($6418). College room only: $3134. Part-time tuition: $620 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 100 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 18% of eligible men and 22% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: campus entertainment productions, Student Senate, Dance Marathon, Campus Crusade, Black Student Alliance. Major annual events: April Reign, Homecoming, Bach Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,856 college housing spaces available; 1,745 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Ritter Library plus 2 others with 200,000 books, 885 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.7 million. 460 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Berea, with its tree-lined streets and picturesque homes, is an ideal college town, yet it is only 20 minutes from the heart of Cleveland, home to many fortune 500 companies and recreational and cultural opportunities.