NEWMAN UNIVERSITY H-11

3100 McCormick Ave.
Wichita, KS 67213-2097
Tel: (316)942-4291; 877-NEWMANU
Fax: (316)942-4483
Web Site: http://www.newmanu.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1933. Setting: 61-acre urban campus. Endowment: $16.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2164 per student. Total enrollment: 2,179. Faculty: 180 (66 full-time, 114 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 52% from top half. Students come from 19 states and territories, 32 other countries, 2% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 5% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 37% 25 or older, 21% live on campus. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Friends University. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $22,588 includes full-time tuition ($15,822), mandatory fees ($180), and college room and board ($6586). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $527 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $8 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Board, chorale, International Club, Chemistry/Pre-Med Club, Newman Occupational Therapy Student Association. Major annual events: Charity Week, Family Weekend, Homecoming. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 320 college housing spaces available; 255 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Library Learning Resource Center with 107,057 books, 134,880 microform titles, 327 serials, 1,857 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $208,437. 90 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:

See Wichita State University.