Huston-Tillotson College: Narrative Description
HUSTON-TILLOTSON COLLEGE J-9
900 Chicon St.
Austin, TX 78702-2795
Tel: (512)505-3000; Admissions: (512)505-3027; Fax: (512)505-3190; Web Site: http://www.htc.edu/
Description: Independent interdenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1875. Setting: 23-acre urban campus. Endowment: $6.6 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $7928 per student. Total enrollment: 666. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 332 applied, 98% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 55% from top half. Full-time: 550 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 33 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 13 states and territories, 13 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 10% Hispanic, 78% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 17% 25 or older, 42% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 45% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; parks and recreation. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c).
Entrance Requirements: Option: Common Application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT I and SAT II or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/1.
Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $13,486 includes full-time tuition ($6824), mandatory fees ($1286), and college room and board ($5376). College room only: $3000. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.
Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Choral group. Social organizations: 17 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 5% of eligible men and 5% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Campus Pals. Major annual events: Coronation, Charter Day, Graduation Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 439 college housing spaces available; 242 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Downs-Jones Library with 88,455 books, 69,216 microform titles, 330 serials, and 8,753 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $309,189. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.
Community Environment: See University of Texas at Austin.
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