SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE

St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
Tel: (812)535-5151
Free: 800-926-SMWC
Admissions: (812)535-5106
Fax: (812)535-5215
E-mail: adms@woods.smwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.smwc.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, women only. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates (also offers external degree program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1840. Setting: 67-acre rural campus with easy access to Indianapolis. Endowment: $10.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6004 per student. Total enrollment: 1,703. Faculty: 68 (64 full-time, 4 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 677 applied, 75% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 49% from top quarter, 80% from top half. 3 valedictorians. Full-time: 520 students. Part-time: 1,057 students. Students come from 28 states and territories, 5 other countries, 30% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 60% 25 or older, 74% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, DePauw University, Wabash College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, high school transcript, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 8/20.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $24,420 includes full-time tuition ($17,360), mandatory fees ($500), and college room and board ($6560). College room only: $2560. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition: $332 per hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $25 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, In-Law, student newspaper, chorale, Diversity 'Worldwide Woodsies'. Major annual events: Ring Day, Parents' Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 360 college housing spaces available; 244 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: women-only housing available. Rooney Library with 155,771 books, 112 microform titles, 150 serials, 758 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $165,855. 65 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.