BALTIMORE HEBREW UNIVERSITY D-10

5800 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-3996
Tel: (410)578-6900; 888-248-7420
Admissions: (410)578-6967
Fax: (410)578-6940
E-mail: bhu@bhu.edu
Web Site: http://www.bhu.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1919. Setting: 2-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 161. Full-time: 43 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 53 students, 81% women, 19% men. Students come from 2 other countries, 0% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 3% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 90% 25 or older. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: area/ethnic studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Baltimore Student Exchange Program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, interview. Required for some: 3 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Tuition: $10,000 full-time, $1250 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $50 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: Israeli Dance, Chug Ivri Club for Advanced Hebrew Speakers, Yiddish Club. Major annual events: Convocation, Commencement, Maurice A. Stiller Award for Literature lecture. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, guards on duty during class hours, patrols by security, well-lit parking lots. College housing not available. Joseph Meyerhoff Library with 70,000 books, 15,000 microform titles, 250 serials, 600 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 15 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The university is located in residential northwest Baltimore, the center of Jewish life in the city and county. Tree-lined streets, numerous apartment complexes, convenient parking, public transportation and nearby shopping make the area amenable. There are orthodox, conservative, reform and reconstructionist synagogues in the area, along with kosher restaurants, delicatessens and two community centers, including one located on the campus. Affordable housing can be found near the university. Colleges and institutions that offer cooperative programs are less than 30 minutes away, and field work assignments are often within walking distance of the campus. Baltimore offers a colorful inner harbor, national aquarium, symphony orchestra, baseball and football teams, theaters, opera, and numerous museums.