IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY N-25

1145 King Rd.
Immaculata, PA 19345
Tel: (610)647-4400; 877-428-6328; Fax: (610)251-1668; Web Site: http://www.immaculata.edu/

Description: Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1920. Setting: 400-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Endowment: $10.8 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $11,789 per student. Total enrollment: 3,381. Faculty: 277 (78 full-time, 199 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 346 applied, 85% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 30% from top quarter, 60% from top half. Full-time: 473 students, 96% women, 4% men. Part-time: 2,102 students, 81% women, 19% men. Students come from 14 states and territories, 1 other country, 17% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 7% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 12% 25 or older, 80% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 69% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: essay, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: 9/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $25,200 includes full-time tuition ($17,200) and college room and board ($8000). College room only: $4300. Full-time tuition varies according to student level. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Campus Ministry, Student Association, chorale, Honor Society, Cue and Curtain. Major annual events: Carol Night, Guardian Angel Dinner, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 350 college housing spaces available; 313 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: women-only housing available. Gabriele Library with 1.2 million books, 1,354 microform titles, 755 serials, 1,800 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $583,051. 215 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: Immaculata is a suburban area with a temperate climate. An airport, railroad, and bus lines serve the area. The school is located in Chester County, twenty miles west of Philadelphia, at the junction of routes 30 and 352. The community has a public library, churches of major denominations, two hospitals, and several large shopping centers. There are active civic and fraternal organizations within the area.