RESEARCH COLLEGE OF NURSING B-11

2300 East Meyer Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64132
Tel: (816)276-4729; 800-842-6776; Admissions: (816)276-4733; Fax: (816)276-3526; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.researchcollege.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, specialized, coed. Part of Rockhurst University. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees (bachelor's degree offered jointly with Rockhurst College). Founded 1980. Setting: 66-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 219. Faculty: 35 (25 full-time, 10 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 7:1. 94 applied, 77% were admitted. 24% from top 10% of their high school class, 67% from top quarter, 95% from top half. Full-time: 196 students, 88% women, 12% men. Part-time: 1 student, 100% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 0% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 5% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 30% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.8 high school GPA, interview, minimum ACT score of 20. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/30. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,850 includes full-time tuition ($16,950), mandatory fees ($450), and college room and board ($5450). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and location. Part-time tuition: $575 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $25 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 75% of eligible men and 75% of eligible women are members. Major annual events: Mass of the Holy Spirit, Polar Walk, homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,800 college housing spaces available; 1,000 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Greenlease Library with 150,000 books, 675 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 125 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.