PARK UNIVERSITY

8700 NW River Park Dr.
Parkville, MO 64152-3795
Tel: (816)741-2000
Free: 800-745-7275
Admissions: (816)584-6728
Fax: (816)741-4462
Web Site: http://www.park.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1875. Setting: 800-acre suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $38 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4226 per student. Total enrollment: 12,548. Faculty: 889 (97 full-time, 792 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 73% from top half. 2 class presidents, 1 valedictorian, 20 student government officers. Full-time: 893 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 11,184 students, 46% women, 54% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 91 other countries, 82% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 21% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 73% 25 or older, 1% live on campus, 17% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; psychology; education; protective services/public administration. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Kansas City Professional Development Council. ROTC: Army.

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, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay. Required for some: 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $11,228 includes full-time tuition ($6048) and college room and board ($5180). College room only: $2062. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $216 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: World Student Union, Student Senate, Radio Club, Latin American Student Organization, Marketing Club. Major annual events: Harvest Fest, Spring Fling, Christmas on the River. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 227 college housing spaces available; 162 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Option: coed housing available. McAfee Memorial Library with 150,503 books, 90,000 microform titles, 591 serials, 1,233 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $874,128. 143 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri - Kansas City.