ADRIAN COLLEGE P-22

110 South Madison St.
Adrian, MI 49221-2575
Tel: (517)265-5161
Free: 800-877-2246
Fax: (517)265-3331
E-mail: admission@adrian.adrian.edu
Web Site: http://www.adrian.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with United Methodist Church. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1859. Setting: 100-acre small town campus with easy access to Detroit and Toledo. Endowment: $37.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5672 per student. Total enrollment: 1,013. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,209 applied, 84% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 61% from top half. Full-time: 959 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 54 students, 76% women, 24% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 8 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 1% 25 or older, 77% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 66% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; business/marketing; visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Urban Life Center (Chicago), The Washington Center. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview, ACT. Required for some: essay. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $23,370 includes full-time tuition ($17,500), mandatory fees ($100), and college room and board ($5770). College room only: $2620. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 70 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 29% of eligible men and 29% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, volunteerism, Adrian College Theatre, musical ensembles. Major annual events: Homecoming, International Week, Greek Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 1,115 college housing spaces available; 761 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Option: coed housing available. Shipman Library with 148,407 books, 48,257 microform titles, 600 serials, 1,961 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $569,904. 140 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.

Community Environment:

Adrian is 35 miles southwest of Ann Arbor and 35 miles northwest of Toledo, Ohio, located in the center of a large industrial, agricultural and recreational area. Leading manufactured products include aircraft, automobile, and refrigerator parts, paper, wood cabinetry, plastics, tools, and chemicals. Water sports and fishing are easily accessible with many lakes within a 25-mile radius. Part-time job opportunities are available.