AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE C-11

141 East College Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030-3797
Tel: (404)471-6000
Free: 800-868-8602
Admissions: (404)471-6285
Fax: (404)471-6414
E-mail: admission@agnesscott.edu
Web Site: http://www.agnesscott.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, women only, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 100-acre urban campus with easy access to Atlanta. Endowment: $297.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $15,193 per student. Total enrollment: 1,002. Faculty: 103 (74 full-time, 29 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 1,252 applied, 59% were admitted. 50% from top 10% of their high school class, 82% from top quarter, 94% from top half. 4 National Merit Scholars, 32 student government officers. Full-time: 887 students. Part-time: 86 students. Students come from 39 states and territories, 29 other countries, 46% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 22% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 7% 25 or older, 87% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 84% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; English; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Mills College, American University, members of Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education and Public Leadership Education Network. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 3/1, 11/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous until 5/1, 12/15 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $30,410 includes full-time tuition ($22,050), mandatory fees ($160), and college room and board ($8200). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $920 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $160 per year. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 77 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Blackfriars, Joyful Noise, Witkaze (African-American Student organization), Volunteer Board. Major annual events: Black Cat, Senior Investiture, Sophomore Family Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, security systems in apartments, public safety facility, surveillance equipment. 775 college housing spaces available; 755 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: women-only housing available. McCain Library with 220,041 books, 32,677 microform titles, 1,264 serials, 15,505 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $905,954. 558 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:

See Clark Atlanta University.