MORRISON UNIVERSITY G-2

10315 Professional Circle
Reno, NV 89521
Tel: (775)850-0700; 800-369-6144; Admissions: (775)850-0700; Fax: (775)850-0711; E-mail: richard.farmer@morrison.edu; Web Site: http://www.morrison.northface.edu/

Description: Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1902. Setting: 2-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 130. Faculty: 25 (15 full-time, 10 part-time). 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 60% from top quarter, 90% from top half. Students come from 8 states and territories, 5 other countries, 8% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 4% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 74% 25 or older. Retention: 73% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: 5 sessions per year. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: CPAt of 160 for paralegal program. Required for some: essay. Entrance: noncompetitive. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Tuition: $12,000 full-time, $200 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 1 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 25% of eligible men and 35% of eligible women are members. Most popular organization: Phi Beta Lambda. Major annual events: Summer Picnic, Christmas Party, Holiday Potlucks. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service, evening patrols by security. College housing not available. Morrison College Library with 6,000 books and 20 serials. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.