GORDON COLLEGE C-13

255 Grapevine Rd.
Wenham, MA 01984-1899
Tel: (978)927-2300; (866)464-6736
Admissions: (978)867-4218
Fax: (978)524-3704
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.gordon.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 500-acre small town campus with easy access to Boston. Endowment: $26.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $8709 per student. Total enrollment: 1,672. Faculty: 161 (89 full-time, 72 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 987 applied, 81% were admitted. 25% from top 10% of their high school class, 52% from top quarter, 71% from top half. 9 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 1,587 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 30 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 46 states and territories, 28 other countries, 62% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 1% 25 or older, 88% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 87% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: English; social sciences and history; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at members of the Christian College Consortium, Northeast Consortium of Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, pastoral recommendation, statement of Christian faith, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/1 for early decision, 12/20 for early action. Notification: continuous, 1/1 for early decision, 1/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $27,540 includes full-time tuition ($20,494), mandatory fees ($954), and college room and board ($6092). College room only: $4080. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 35 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, student ministries, diverse music ensembles. Major annual events: Center for Christian Studies Spring Symposium, Homecoming, Day of Prayer and Fasting. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing designed to accommodate 1,420 students; 1,422 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Jenks Learning Resource Center with 142,688 books, 31,285 microform titles, 8,555 serials, 10,266 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $626,107. 141 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.