HASTINGS COLLEGE H-11

800 North Turner Ave.
Hastings, NE 68901-7696
Tel: (402)463-2402
Free: 800-532-7642
Admissions: (402)461-7320
Fax: (402)463-3002
E-mail: admissions@hastings.edu
Web Site: http://www.hastings.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1882. Setting: 109-acre small town campus. Endowment: $49.3 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6137 per student. Total enrollment: 1,153. Faculty: 115 (81 full-time, 34 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,403 applied, 80% were admitted. 25% from top 10% of their high school class, 55% from top quarter, 85% from top half. 21 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,090 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 15 students, 80% women, 20% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 8 other countries, 22% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 3% 25 or older, 67% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; psychology. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, counselor's recommendation, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $21,050 includes full-time tuition ($15,640), mandatory fees ($650), and college room and board ($4760). College room only: $2034. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $647 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $171 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 60 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 20% of eligible men and 30% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Association, Student Alumni Ambassadors, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Hastings College Singers. Major annual events: homecoming, Boar's Head Dinner, Greek Dinner Dance. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security cameras at entrances and parking lots. 760 college housing spaces available; 721 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Perkins Library with 113,318 books, 120,500 microform titles, 636 serials, 1,875 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $550,309. 181 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:

Located in the south central section of the state, Hastings is in the heart of an important irrigated agricultural and stock-raising area. All commercial transportation is available. Part-time jobs are available for students. Community facilities include a library, churches of all denominations and numerous fraternal organizations. Prospect Park contains the Aquacourt, an ultramodern swimming pool, fishing and skiing. A municipal pool is in Libs Park. Lake Hastings, one mile north, offers water sports and fishing. Points of interest are the Fisher Rainbow Fountain, the Hastings Museum, which includes the J.M. McDonald Planetarium, and the Imax theater.