OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO K-16

411 Southwest 24th St.
San Antonio, TX 78207-4689
Tel: (210)434-6711
Free: 800-436-6558
Fax: (210)436-0824
E-mail: boatner@lake.occusa.edu
Web Site: http://www.ollusa.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1895. Setting: 75-acre urban campus. Endowment: $24.7 million. Total enrollment: 3,025. Faculty: 298 (128 full-time, 170 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 2,026 applied, 49% were admitted. 17% from top 10% of their high school class, 51% from top quarter, 79% from top half. Full-time: 1,275 students, 78% women, 22% men. Part-time: 656 students, 80% women, 20% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 5 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 67% Hispanic, 7% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 44% 25 or older, 41% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 90% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; psychology; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters plus 2 summer sessions. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at United Colleges of San Antonio. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 7/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,660 includes full-time tuition ($15,932), mandatory fees ($498), and college room and board ($5230). College room only: $3072. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and degree level. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $517 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $12 per credit hour, $48 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and degree level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Major annual events: Spirit Day, Lake Fest, Spring Jam. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 639 college housing spaces available; 524 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. The Sueltenfuss Library plus 2 others with 162,154 books, 153,201 microform titles, 38,900 serials, 7,438 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.1 million. 230 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 San Antonio College.