CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY N-12

6801 North Yates Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217-3985
Tel: (414)410-4000; 800-347-8822; Admissions: (414)410-4040; Fax: (414)410-4239; Web Site: http://www.stritch.edu/

Description: Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1937. Setting: 40-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $17.7 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $2612 per student. Total enrollment: 6,785. Faculty: 880 (106 full-time, 774 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 617 applied, 93% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 27% from top quarter, 69% from top half. full-time: 2,936 students, 67% women, 33% men. Part-time: 315 students, 81% women, 19% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 27 other countries, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 18% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 73% 25 or older, 5% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 73% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; education. 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, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Concordia University Wisconsin, Saint Francis Seminary, Sacred Heart School of Theology.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: interview, ACT. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $19,700 includes full-time tuition ($14,240), mandatory fees ($300), and college room and board ($5160). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $445 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $100 per term. part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 35 open to all. Most popular organizations: Residence Hall Association, Student Government Association, Student Activities Board. Major annual events: Christmas Dinner/Dance, Homecoming, Spring Semiformal Dance. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. Option: coed housing available. Cardinal Stritch University Library with 124,897 books, 180,550 microform titles, 667 serials, 6,250 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $729,000. 236 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: See Milwaukee Area Technical College.