CLARKE COLLEGE D-16

1550 Clarke Dr.
Dubuque, IA 52001-3198
Tel: (563)588-6300
Free: 800-383-2345
Admissions: (563)588-6316
Fax: (563)588-6789
E-mail: admissions@keller.clarke.edu
Web Site: http://www.clarke.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1843. Setting: 55-acre urban campus. Endowment: $13.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6837 per student. Total enrollment: 1,180. Faculty: 92 (81 full-time, 11 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 945 applied, 57% were admitted. 37% from top 10% of their high school class, 69% from top quarter, 93% from top half. Full-time: 867 students, 74% women, 26% men. Part-time: 186 students, 74% women, 26% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 8 other countries, 35% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 32% 25 or older, 47% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 78% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, 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. Off campus study at Tri-College Cooperative Effort. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, rank in upper 50% of high school class, minimum ACT score of 21 or SAT score of 1000, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 7/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $24,249 includes full-time tuition ($17,410), mandatory fees ($550), and college room and board ($6289). College room only: $3059. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $443 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 63 open to all. Most popular organizations: Admissions Student Team, Student Multicultural Organization, concert choir, campus ministry, student government. Major annual events: homecoming, February beach party, Christmas dinner. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 580 college housing spaces available; 486 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Nicholas J. Schrupp Library with 157,576 books, 11,792 microform titles, 884 serials, 1,530 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $631,132. 237 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:

The small city of Dubuque is located on the Mississippi River where Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin meet. The oldest city in Iowa, it features rugged bluffs and Victorian architecture. Excellent air connections with Chicago's O'Hare Airport and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport are available. The city is the cultural, recreational and commercial center of the tristate area, and offers theater, symphony, art galleries, museums, dog racing, riverboat gambling, and concerts as well as facilities for boating, skiing, golf and tennis.