RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE K-25

45 Ferry St.
Troy, NY 12180-4115
Tel: (518)244-2000; 888-VERY SAGE
Admissions: (518)244-2018
Fax: (518)244-6880
E-mail: rscadmin@sage.edu
Web Site: http://www.sage.edu/RSC/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, women only. Part of The Sage Colleges. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1916. Setting: 8-acre urban campus. System endowment: $25.8 million. System-wide research spending 2003-04: $1.6 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6163 per student. Total enrollment: 837. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 393 applied, 83% were admitted. 35% from top 10% of their high school class, 75% from top quarter, 87% from top half. Full-time: 792 students. Part-time: 45 students. Students come from 15 states and territories, 3 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 18% 25 or older, 47% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; education; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 8/1, 12/1 for early decision. Notification: continuous, 12/15 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $29,320 includes full-time tuition ($21,500), mandatory fees ($770), and college room and board ($7050). College room only: $3350. Part-time tuition: $715 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Sage Recreation Association, Physical Therapy Club, Crew Club, Black-Latin Student Alliance. Major annual events: Gospel Extravaganza, Sage Fest, Rally Day. 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. 520 college housing spaces available; 375 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: women-only housing available. James Wheelock Clark Library plus 1 other with 337,694 books, 3,341 microform titles, 19,416 serials, 31,928 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.4 million. 145 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The campus is located in the heart of New York State's Capital Region overlooking the Hudson River in historic Troy, New York, a regional center for music, art, and theatre with a rapidly developing artists' district. Troy is within easy driving distance of recreation opportunities in the nearby Adirondack, Berkshire, Catskill, and Green Mountains. There is also easy access to major Northeastern cities, including Boston, New York, Providence, and Montreal. Fourteen colleges and universities are within a 30-mile radius of Albany, the state capital and center of government, including two research universities that are lending strong development to the technology industry.