LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY F-11

209 South Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301-1695
Tel: (636)949-2000
Admissions: (636)949-4934
Fax: (636)949-4910
Web Site: http://www.lindenwood.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1827. Setting: 420-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $27.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4238 per student. Total enrollment: 8,615. Faculty: 516 (191 full-time, 325 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 2,494 applied, 47% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 39% from top quarter, 75% from top half. 4 National Merit Scholars, 18 class presidents, 15 valedictorians, 211 student government officers. Full-time: 4,850 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 662 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 61 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 11% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, 33% 25 or older, 76% live on campus, 15% transferred in. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4 for daytime programs; quarters and trimesters for evening programs. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at St. Louis Private College Consortium, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri-Columbia. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum ACT score of 20 or minimum SAT score of 900, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $17,320 includes full-time tuition ($11,200), mandatory fees ($520), and college room and board ($5600). College room only: $2800. Part-time tuition: $310 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 65 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 6% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Lindenwood Student Government, American Humanics, Delta Zeta, Honors College, Inter-cultural Club. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Homecoming, Welcome Week. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,856 college housing spaces available; 2,775 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Butler Library with 122,461 books, 19,250 microform titles, 28,830 serials, 1,531 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $762,885. 160 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:

St. Charles was one of the first settlements on the Missouri River. It is located 20 miles from St. Louis. An airport is located ten miles away. Community facilities include restaurants, shopping, churches, hospital, hotels, motels, and recreation centers. Swimming, boating, and skating are some of the recreational activities found in St. Charles County.