FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY-BRANDON CAMPUS L-10

3924 Coconut Palm Dr.
Tampa, FL 33619
Tel: (813)621-0041; 877-338-0068
Web Site: http://www.fmu.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1890. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,332. Faculty: 65 (20 full-time, 45 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 205 applied, 77% were admitted. Full-time: 484 students, 77% women, 23% men. Part-time: 762 students, 73% women, 27% men. 0% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 20% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 68% 25 or older. Retention: 35% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; protective services/public administration; computer/information sciences. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, honors program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview, minimum CPAt score of 120, CPAt. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Tuition: $12,960 full-time, $270 per quarter hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $240 full-time, $60 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Accounting Club, Medical Assistants Club, Paralegal Club. Major annual events: Special Olympics Fundraiser, Student Appreciation Days, Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Tampa College Library with 1,000 books, 50 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 81 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.