METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF NEW YORK N-34

75 Varick St.
New York, NY 10013-1919
Tel: (212)343-1234
Fax: (212)343-8470
Web Site: http://www.metropolitan.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $4.6 million. Total enrollment: 1,591. Faculty: 277 (40 full-time, 237 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 368 applied, 92% were admitted. Students come from 5 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 24% Hispanic, 61% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 65% 25 or older. Retention: 58% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: home economics/vocational home economics; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: 3 15-week semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, TABE. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, SAT, SAT or ACT. Required for some: college entrance exam, TABE. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 8/31.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Tuition: $13,824 full-time, $432 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition varies according to program. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, student newsletter, honor societies, Networking Club, yearbook committee. Major annual events: Graduation Ceremony, New Student Orientation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Main Library with 26,800 books, 60 microform titles, 3,414 serials, 45 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $789,823. 130 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.