Indiana University Southeast: Narrative Description

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST O-10

4201 Grant Line Rd.
New Albany, IN 47150-6405
Tel: (812)941-2000
Admissions: (812)941-2212
E-mail: admissions@ius.indiana.edu
Web Site: http://www.iu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Indiana University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1941. Setting: 177-acre suburban campus with easy access to Louisville. Endowment: $9.2 million. Research spending 2003-04: $441,731. Educational spending 2003-04: $5024 per student. Total enrollment: 6,238. Faculty: 425 (199 full-time, 226 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 1,278 applied, 86% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 57% from top half. Full-time: 3,272 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 2,147 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 20% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 35% 25 or older, 7% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at 7 members of the Kentuckiana Metroversity. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $4283 full-time, $142.75 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,673 full-time, $355.75 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $390 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Major annual events: Late Nighter, Diversity Week, Comedy Series. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, self-defense education, lighted pathways, police department on campus. College housing not available. Main library plus 1 other with 215,429 books, 352,318 microform titles, 962 serials, and 9,360 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.3 million. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus.

Community Environment:

New Albany (population 38,000), a highly industrialized area, enjoys a temperate climate. It is one of the Falls Cities, the others being Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana. Buses and railroads serve the area with airlines available at Louisville, Kentucky, Airport. The American Commercial Barge Line, one of the largest, has a terminal there. Community facilities include many churches, Steamboat Museum, hospital and parks. Some part-time employment is available. Ohio River provides facilities for all water sports. Derby Week is an annual event.

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