UNION INSTITUTE & UNIVERSITY L-2

440 East McMillan St.
Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
Tel: (513)861-6400; 800-486-3116; Admissions: 800-486-3116; Fax: (513)861-0779; Web Site: http://www.tui.edu/

Description: Independent, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1969. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,910. Faculty: 240 (112 full-time, 128 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. Full-time: 826 students, 76% women, 24% men. Part-time: 462 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 6 other countries, 23% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 26% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 92% 25 or older. Retention: 79% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: protective services/public administration; education; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. 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, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. Tuition: $7776 full-time, $324 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $72 full-time, $36 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security during class hours. College housing not available. Gary Library plus 1 other with 50,000 books, 300 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page.