WEBBER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY M-13

PO Box 96, 1200 North Scenic Hwy.
Babson Park, FL 33827-0096
Tel: (863)638-1431
Free: 800-741-1844
Admissions: (863)638-2912
Fax: (863)638-2823
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.webber.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1927. Setting: 110-acre small town campus with easy access to Orlando. Endowment: $4.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2263 per student. Total enrollment: 641. Faculty: 39 (19 full-time, 20 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 330 applied, 79% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 41% from top quarter, 60% from top half. 5 student government officers. Full-time: 534 students, 34% women, 66% men. Part-time: 51 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 19 states and territories, 25 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 22% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 14% international, 18% 25 or older, 37% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; parks and recreation. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early action, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 8/1, 4/1 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $17,410 includes full-time tuition ($12,300), mandatory fees ($600), and college room and board ($4510). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $160 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all; 15% of eligible men and 16% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, PBL, student government, Society of Hosteleurs, Webber Ambassadors. Major annual events: homecoming, beach party, Christmas Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 250 college housing spaces available; 217 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Grace and Roger Babson Library plus 1 other with 25,000 books, 300 serials, and 210 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $105,960. 110 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.