Campbell University: Narrative Description

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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY E-9

PO Box 97
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Tel: (910)893-1200
Free: 800-334-4111
Admissions: (910)893-1291
Fax: (910)893-1288
E-mail: kerner@mailcenter.campbell.edu
Web Site: http://www.campbell.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed, affiliated with North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1887. Setting: 850-acre rural campus with easy access to Raleigh. Endowment: $91.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6309 per student. Total enrollment: 4,256. Faculty: 336 (217 full-time, 119 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 2,032 applied, 56% were admitted. 30% from top 10% of their high school class, 75% from top quarter, 85% from top half. 5 National Merit Scholars, 5 class presidents, 34 valedictorians, 94 student government officers. Full-time: 2,513 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 181 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 50 other countries, 24% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 10% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 12% 25 or older, 50% live on campus, 28% transferred in. Retention: 87% 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. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, 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. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.7 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Required for some: 3 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $19,486 includes full-time tuition ($14,200), mandatory fees ($186), and college room and board ($5100). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, location, and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $230 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, location, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 44 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Baptist Student Union, Campbell Catholic Community, Presidential Scholars Club, Pre-Pharmacy Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling, Parents' Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,500 college housing spaces available; 1,347 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Carrie Rich Memorial Library plus 3 others with 218,000 books, 1.2 million microform titles, 12,645 serials, 4,507 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $2.5 million. 256 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:

Located 30 miles south of Raleigh where the climate is mild, and 30 miles north of Fayetteville, the community is served by Baptist and United Methodist churches, a community civic club and a full-time campus infirmary. There is a hospital seven miles away. Part-time employment for students is available.

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