ANDREWS UNIVERSITY P-15

Berrien Springs, MI 49104
Tel: (269)471-7771
Free: 800-253-2874
Fax: (269)471-3228
Web Site: http://www.andrews.edu/

Description:

Independent Seventh-day Adventist, university, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1874. Setting: 1,650-acre small town campus. Endowment: $18 million. Research spending 2003-04: $950,358. Total enrollment: 3,017. Faculty: 301 (220 full-time, 81 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 1,221 applied, 43% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 38% from top quarter, 73% from top half. Full-time: 1,508 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 222 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 46 other countries, 54% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 20% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 12% international, 15% 25 or older, 54% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 76% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; biological/life sciences; visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.25 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $21,786 includes full-time tuition ($16,030), mandatory fees ($476), and college room and board ($5280). College room only: $2850. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $670 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Major annual events: College Days, Feast of Lights, homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access. 1,148 college housing spaces available; 925 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. James White Library plus 2 others with 512,100 books, 795,060 microform titles, 3,032 serials, 41,503 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $2.1 million. 130 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:

Andrews is located in a small town in the southwest part of Michigan. The area is accessible by bus, airplane, or Amtrak. Shopping and cultural activities are located in South Bend, Indiana, which is 25 miles away, and St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Michigan, which is 10 miles away, and are approximately 30 minutes away. Lake Michigan, with its 200-foot high sand dunes and water activities, is less than 30 minutes distant. Chicago is less than two hours distant.