TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE D-11

1025 West Rudisill Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46807-2197
Tel: (260)744-8600; 800-233-3922; Admissions: (219)744-8689; Fax: (260)744-8660; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.tayloru.edu/fw/

Description: Independent interdenominational, comprehensive, coed. Part of Taylor University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1992. Setting: 32-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $6.4 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $5000 per student. Total enrollment: 653. Faculty: 52 (26 full-time, 26 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 313 applied, 83% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 65% from top half. 3 valedictorians. Full-time: 401 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 236 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 3 other countries, 23% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 21% 25 or older, 46% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 64% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: protective services/public administration; communications/communication technologies; education; psychology. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Christian College Coalition, Christian College Consortium, Wesleyan Urban Coalition. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $20,584 includes full-time tuition ($15,790), mandatory fees ($114), and college room and board ($4680). College room only: $2040. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $180 per hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $25 per hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 11 open to all. Most popular organizations: Taylor Student Organization, Youth Conference Committee, Multicultrual Activities Council, World Out-reach, Student Activities Council. Major annual events: Christmas Banquet, Annual Talent Show, Homecoming/Parents' Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, 12-hour night patrols by trained personnel. 315 college housing spaces available; 242 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. S. A. Lehman Memorial Library with 78,662 books, 29,815 microform titles, 670 serials, 4,699 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $468,000. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.