MUSKINGUM COLLEGE H-11

163 Stormont St.
New Concord, OH 43762
Tel: (740)826-8211; 800-752-6082; Admissions: (740)826-8137; Fax: (740)826-8404; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.muskingum.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1837. Setting: 215-acre small town campus with easy access to Columbus. Endowment: $55.7 million. Total enrollment: 2,142. Faculty: 129 (96 full-time, 33 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 1,703 applied, 80% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 42% from top quarter, 74% from top half. Full-time: 1,547 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 75 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 19 other countries, 12% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 3% 25 or older, 88% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 71% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, internships. Off campus study at Case Western Reserve University. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. 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: 6/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $21,830 includes full-time tuition ($14,920), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($6200). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $280 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 30% of eligible men and 40% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Centerboard, student radio station, BACCHUS, Cable TV 8, Fellowship of Christian Students. Major annual events: homecoming, Pledge Weekend, Muskiepalooza. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 1,300 college housing spaces available; 1,270 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. College Library with 233,000 books, 200,000 microform titles, 900 serials, 6,000 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $451,000. 76 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: New Concord is the boyhood home of John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. Also of interest is the log cabin birthplace of William Rainey Harper, first president of the University of Chicago and an alumnus of Muskingum College. Recreational activities in the area include golf, boating, fishing, hunting, and skating.