LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY E-5

705 Lambuth Blvd.
Jackson, TN 38301
Tel: (731)425-2500
Free: 800-526-2884
Admissions: (731)425-3240
Fax: (731)988-4600
Web Site: http://www.lambuth.edu/

Description:

Independent United Methodist, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1843. Setting: 50-acre urban campus with easy access to Memphis. Endowment: $6.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4929 per student. Total enrollment: 806. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 1,260 applied, 62% were admitted. 18% from top 10% of their high school class, 41% from top quarter, 71% from top half. 15 class presidents, 6 valedictorians, 33 student government officers. Full-time: 769 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 37 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 25 states and territories, 12 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 17% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 10% 25 or older, 59% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 60% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD 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, internships. Off campus study at Union University, Freed-Hardeman University. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: 3 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $17,926 includes full-time tuition ($12,190), mandatory fees ($300), and college room and board ($5436). College room only: $2482. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $483 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $150 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 28 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 27% of eligible men and 32% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, Student Activities Committee, Black Student Union, Religious Life Council, International Students Organization. Major annual events: All Sing, Homecoming activities/football game, Lambuth Palooza. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 611 college housing spaces available; 454 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Luther L. Gobbel Library with 272,435 books, 203,130 microform titles, 139,999 serials, 2,296 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $328,607. 100 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.

Community Environment:

See Jackson State Community College.