BRESCIA UNIVERSITY F-3

717 Frederica St.
Owensboro, KY 42301-3023
Tel: (270)685-3131; 877-273-7242
Admissions: (270)686-4241
Fax: (270)686-6422
Web Site: http://www.brescia.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 9-acre urban campus. Endowment: $9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3695 per student. Total enrollment: 709. Faculty: 75 (43 full-time, 32 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 216 applied, 93% were admitted. 16% from top 10% of their high school class, 37% from top quarter, 76% from top half. Full-time: 477 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 192 students, 56% women, 44% men. 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 13% international, 44% 25 or older, 26% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; protective services/public administration; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: 1 recommendation, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $15,330 includes full-time tuition ($12,400), mandatory fees ($220), and college room and board ($2710). College room only: $1560. Part-time tuition: $395 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $10 per credit hour, $100 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Ichabod Society, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Social Work Club, Spanish Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, Family Weekend, Inaugural Ball. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 269 college housing spaces available; 239 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Brescia University Library with 331,620 microform titles, 2,466 serials, 6,717 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $203,469. 41 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, on the Ohio River. With a metropolitan population of 55,000, Owensboro is easily accessible from any direction. The college campus is within walking distance of the revitalized downtown area, the performing arts center, public library, art museum, natural science and history museum, as well as numerous restaurants, churches, and parks. Many Owensboro industries and professional organizations cooperate with Brescia in providing enriching off-campus learning opportunities for students, particularly in the areas of business, education, psychology, social work, speech and hearing, and special education.