GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE L-23

Sumneytown Pike
PO Box 901 Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437-0901
Tel: (215)646-7300
Fax: (215)641-5556
Web Site: http://www.gmc.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1948. Setting: 170-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Endowment: $6.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6024 per student. Total enrollment: 2,751. Faculty: 280 (80 full-time, 200 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,657 applied, 55% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 69% from top half. Full-time: 1,263 students, 75% women, 25% men. Part-time: 897 students, 76% women, 24% men. Students come from 8 states and territories, 49 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 13% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 43% 25 or older, 20% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $24,900 includes full-time tuition ($16,900), mandatory fees ($500), and college room and board ($7500). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $340 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $10 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Voices of Gwynedd, Athletic Association, student government, Program Board, Peer Mentors. Major annual events: Family Day, Carol Night, International Night. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing designed to accommodate 387 students; 441 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Lourdes Library plus 1 other with 99,493 books, 15,140 microform titles, 685 serials, 11,056 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $617,668. 97 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Gwynedd Valley is a suburban location with the community located 20 miles from Center City, Philadelphia, which has cultural, recreational, and community service opportunities. The immediate locale has churches, recreational facilities, shopping malls, movies and restaurants.