WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY G-5

1001 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-1001
Tel: (801)626-6000
Free: 800-848-7770
Admissions: (801)626-6046
Fax: (801)626-6747
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://weber.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 526-acre urban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Endowment: $23.8 million. Research spending 2003-04: $348,517. Educational spending 2003-04: $3267 per student. Total enrollment: 18,517. Faculty: 454 (all full-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 5,699 applied, 95% were admitted. 55% from top quarter of their high school class, 95% from top half. Full-time: 10,669 students, 48% women, 52% men. Part-time: 7,463 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 52 states and territories, 37 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older, 3% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Dixie College, Utah Valley State College, Salt Lake Community College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/22. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2344 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $8204 full-time. Mandatory fees: $532 full-time. College room and board: $6400. College room only: $3200. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 116 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: LDSSA, Mountaineering Club, Rodeo Club, Beta Alpha Psi, student nurses organization. Major annual events: Homecoming, Graduation, student elections. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 644 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Stewart Library plus 1 other with 734,487 books, 595,534 microform titles, 26,735 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $3.7 million. 558 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located at the confluence of the Weber and Ogden Rivers, this community is an important railroad distribution center for products directed to west coast markets. Mormon pioneers settled the community. The climate is temperate with four distinct seasons. Ogden is reached by railroad, airlines, and highways. The community has many churches representing over 30 denominations. There are two hospitals, four health centers, a library and branch, 2 major shopping malls, and various civic and fraternal organizations serving the area. There are also five TV stations and a radio station. Part-time employment is available. Local recreation includes fishing, hunting, swimming, skiing, boating, picnicking, camping, golfing, and horseback riding.