DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE K-24

700 East Butler Ave.
Doylestown, PA 18901-2697
Tel: (215)345-1500
Admissions: (215)489-2211
Fax: (215)345-5277
E-mail: admitme@devalcol.edu
Web Site: http://www.devalcol.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1896. Setting: 600-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Endowment: $14 million. Research spending 2003-04: $1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5151 per student. Total enrollment: 1,965. Faculty: 192 (79 full-time, 113 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 1,489 applied, 89% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 34% from top quarter, 71% from top half. Full-time: 1,509 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 388 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 7 other countries, 35% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 14% 25 or older, 55% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: agriculture; business/marketing; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, 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. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.75 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: minimum 3.00 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $28,630 includes full-time tuition ($19,588), mandatory fees ($1300), and college room and board ($7742). College room only: $3510. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $525 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $50 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all. Most popular organizations: Block and Bridle Club, Community Service Corps, Student Government, Halloween Haunting. Major annual events: A-Day, Homecoming, Family Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing designed to accommodate 895 students; 915 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Joseph Krauskopf Memorial Library with 56,347 books, 162,164 microform titles, 728 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $680,204. 210 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Doylestown, population 25,000, and founded in 1745, is in Bucks County, one of the finest farming sections of the state. The city is located 30 miles north of Philadelphia, and can be reached by rail, bus, and good highways. There are several churches, a hospital, public library, historical society, and more than 50 civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations in the community. Local recreational facilities include theaters, a swimming pool, bowling lanes, and a radio station. Part-time employment is available.