CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY D-11

5900 North Lee St.
Morrow, GA 30260-0285
Tel: (770)961-3400
Admissions: (770)961-3500
Fax: (770)961-3700
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.clayton.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 163-acre suburban campus with easy access to Atlanta. Total enrollment: 5,954. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. Full-time: 3,026 students, 68% women, 32% men. Part-time: 2,928 students, 72% women, 28% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 34 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 49% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 45% 25 or older, 10% transferred in. Retention: 61% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors 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 University Center in Georgia. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, proof of immunization, SAT or ACT. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/17. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $2322 full-time, $97 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9290 full-time, $388 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $480 full-time, $240 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 26 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Most popular organizations: Accounting Club, International Awareness Club, Black Cultural Awareness Association, Student Government Association, Music Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, lighted pathways. College housing not available. Clayton State University Library plus 1 other with 77,043 books, 190,729 microform titles, 4,250 serials, 5,636 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 3,500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Clark Atlanta University.