ALMA COLLEGE K-20

614 West Superior St.
Alma, MI 48801-1599
Tel: (989)463-7111
Free: 800-321-ALMA
Admissions: (989)463-7139
Fax: (989)463-7057
E-mail: admissions@alma.edu
Web Site: http://www.alma.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1886. Setting: 125-acre small town campus. Endowment: $93.5 million. Research spending 2003-04: $69,785. Educational spending 2003-04: $6886 per student. Total enrollment: 1,268. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,305 applied, 84% were admitted. 27% from top 10% of their high school class, 63% from top quarter, 87% from top half. 1 National Merit Scholar, 16 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,217 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 51 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 12 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 5% 25 or older, 84% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 85% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences and history; education. Core. Calendar: 4-4-1. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, internships. Off campus study at New York Arts program, Philadelphia Center Internship, Urban Life Center, Washington Semester. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, minimum SAT score of 1030 or ACT score of 22, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 11/1 for early action. Notification: continuous, 11/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $27,018 includes full-time tuition ($19,786), mandatory fees ($200), and college room and board ($7032). College room only: $3482. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $767 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 96 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 17% of eligible men and 22% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Ambassadors, Alma College Union Board, Trinity Baptist Fellowship, student government, SOS (Students Offering Service). Major annual events: homecoming, All Nighter, Songfest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 1,211 college housing spaces available; 1,018 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Kerhl Building-Monteith Library with 261,393 books, 244,135 microform titles, 1,175 serials, 8,037 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $901,145. 717 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:

Alma is located in a rural area in the center of Michigan's lower peninsula. Major industries include manufacturing of automotive parts, plastic extrusions, drainage and metal products. Some part-time work available for students. Area has access to rail service and airport. Alma has its own public library, hospital and motels. Recreation facilities include golf, Community Center, swimming pool, parks and the Pine River for boating and fishing. Alma College is within two hours of Michigan's beaches and ski resorts.