REGIS COLLEGE J-1

235 Wellesley St.
Weston, MA 02493
Tel: (781)768-7000; (866)438-7344
Admissions: (781)768-7100
Fax: (781)768-8339
Web Site: http://www.regiscollege.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, women only. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1927. Setting: 168-acre small town campus with easy access to Boston. Endowment: $19.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $8216 per student. Total enrollment: 1,271. Faculty: 117 (54 full-time, 63 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 603 applied, 81% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 39% from top quarter, 77% from top half. Full-time: 645 students. Part-time: 252 students. Students come from 15 states and territories, 8 other countries, 11% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 11% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 13% 25 or older, 46% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 82% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; social sciences and history; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, 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 Babson College, Bentley College, Boston College, American University, National Federation of Carondolet Colleges. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview, rank in upper 50% of high school class. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $29,860 includes full-time tuition ($20,500) and college room and board ($9360). College room only: $4760. Part-time tuition: $2150 per course. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Board of Programmers, student government, Glee Club, Amigos, AHANA Club. Major annual events: Family Weekend, Cultural Enlightenment, Spring Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 600 college housing spaces available; 416 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: women-only housing available. Regis College Library with 137,070 books, 19,704 microform titles, 805 serials, 6,204 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $702,107. 159 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:

Regis College is in a suburban community located approximately 12 miles west of Boston. Community services, cultural, and recreational facilities are located in Boston.