QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE E-3

1900 Selwyn Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28274-0002
Tel: (704)337-2200
Free: 800-849-0202
Admissions: (704)337-2445
Fax: (704)337-2403
E-mail: case@rex.queens.edu

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1857. Setting: 25-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $38.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $9365 per student. Total enrollment: 2,107. Faculty: 105 (65 full-time, 40 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 835 applied, 74% were admitted. 18% from top 10% of their high school class, 47% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Full-time: 998 students, 74% women, 26% men. Part-time: 603 students, 85% women, 15% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 21 other countries, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 18% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 75% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 79% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; communications/communication technologies; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Charlotte Area Educational Consortium. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $24,528 includes full-time tuition ($18,028) and college room and board ($6500). Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $270 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 15% of eligible men and 20% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Senate, College Union Board, Admissions Ambassadors, Students for Black Awareness, International Club. Major annual events: Casino Night, Boar's Head/Yule Log, Mardi Gras. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 604 college housing spaces available; 545 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Everett Library plus 1 other with 126,242 books, 1,452 microform titles, 592 serials, 2,251 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $556,271. 125 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.