ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY W-12

10455 Pomerado Rd.
San Diego, CA 92131-1799
Tel: (858)271-4300; (866)825-5426
Admissions: (858)635-4777
Fax: (858)635-4739
E-mail: usiu_adm@sanac.usiu.edu
Web Site: http://www.alliant.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Part of Alliant International University. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1952. Setting: 60-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $1.6 million. Research spending 2003-04: $9550. Educational spending 2003-04: $5759 per student. Total enrollment: 3,556. Faculty: 589 (161 full-time, 428 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 222 applied, 88% were admitted. Full-time: 319 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 27 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 52 other countries, 11% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 22% Hispanic, 6% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 32% international, 15% 25 or older, 41% live on campus, 22% transferred in. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; psychology; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.75 high school GPA, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $26,790 includes full-time tuition ($18,990), mandatory fees ($370), and college room and board ($7430). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $695 per unit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Residence Hall Association, Latino Students Association, Finance Club, Student Government, Sigma Iota Epsilon. Major annual events: International Friendship Festival, Winter Ball, Snow Day in Big Bear. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 250 college housing spaces available; 138 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Walter Library with 212,394 books, 344,518 microform titles, 674 serials, 4,688 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.2 million. 80 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.