GREENVILLE COLLEGE Q-10

315 East College, PO Box 159
Greenville, IL 62246-0159
Tel: (618)664-2800
Free: 800-345-4440
Admissions: (618)664-7100
Fax: (618)664-9841
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.greenville.edu/

Description:

Independent Free Methodist, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1892. Setting: 12-acre small town campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $13.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4279 per student. Total enrollment: 1,305. Faculty: 133 (60 full-time, 73 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 852 applied, 69% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 48% from top quarter, 76% from top half. 2 National Merit Scholars, 13 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,118 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 52 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 39 states and territories, 15 other countries, 29% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 7% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 24% 25 or older, 62% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at 13 members of the Christian College Consortium; 100 members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, agreement to code of conduct, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,584 includes full-time tuition ($16,724), mandatory fees ($100), and college room and board ($5760). College room only: $2726. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $352 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Campus Activity Board, Intramurals, Greenville Student Outreach, Habitat for Humanity, Student Senate. Major annual events: Back to School Bash, Agape Music Festival, All-College Hike. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 743 college housing spaces available; 709 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Ruby E. Dare Library with 126,210 books, 14,023 microform titles, 490 serials, 4,377 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $297,024. 65 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.