HILBERT COLLEGE L-7

5200 South Park Ave.
Hamburg, NY 14075-1597
Tel: (716)649-7900
Fax: (716)649-0702
Web Site: http://www.hilbert.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 40-acre small town campus with easy access to Buffalo. Endowment: $2.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5640 per student. Total enrollment: 1,108. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 397 applied, 93% were admitted. 4% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 48% from top half. Full-time: 799 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 309 students, 74% women, 26% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 2 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 31% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: protective services/public administration; business/marketing; law/legal studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 9/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $19,680 includes full-time tuition ($13,750), mandatory fees ($550), and college room and board ($5380). College room only: $2350. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $322 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $13 per credit hour, $30 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Student Business and Accounting Association, SADD, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Criminal Justice Association. Major annual events: Quad Party, Fall Fest, Student Life Awards. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 134 college housing spaces available; 130 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. McGrath Library with 41,322 books, 22,089 microform titles, 12,300 serials, 1,066 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $381,684. 146 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Hamburg, population 10,000, is a suburban area adjacent to Buffalo. Within the immediate vicinity there are 18 churches, a theater, shopping center, and major civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations. Some part-time employment is available for students in the immediate area. The Buffalo Raceway and annual Erie County Fair are here. Rich Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, is 5 minutes away and area ski resorts are nearby. All the cultural, community service, and recreational facilities of Buffalo are easily accessible.