Logan University-College of Chiropractic: Narrative Description

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LOGAN UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC P-14

1851 Schoettler Rd., Box 1065
Chesterfield, MO 63006-1065
Tel: (636)227-2100
Free: 800-533-9210
Fax: (636)227-9338
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.logan.edu/

Description:

Independent, upper-level, coed. Awards bachelor's and first professional degrees. Founded 1935. Setting: 111-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $3815. Research spending 2003-04: $475,268. Educational spending 2003-04: $5990 per student. Total enrollment: 1,045. Faculty: 93 (49 full-time, 44 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 228 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 66 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 30 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 1 other country, 68% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 5% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 42% 25 or older, 100% transferred in. Retention: 99% of full-time entering class returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Tuition: $3420 full-time, $95 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $330 full-time, $110 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 24 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 5% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Pi Kappa Chi, Lambda Kappa Chi, Omega Sigma Pi, Student American Chiropractic Association, Student International Chiropractic Association. Major annual events: Field Day, Homecoming, Graduation celebrations. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Learning Resources Center with 10,777 books, 225 serials, 1,972 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $525,743. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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