ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY H-13

Box 5000
Antigonish, NS, Canada B2G 2W5
Tel: (902)863-3300; 877-867-STFX; Admissions: (902)867-2219; Fax: (902)867-2329; E-mail: admit@stfx.ca; Web Site: http://www.stfx.ca/

Description: Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1853. Setting: 100-acre small town campus. Endowment: $34.9 million. Research spending 2002-03: $3400. Educational spending 2002-03: $5700 per student. Total enrollment: 4,969. Faculty: 265 (222 full-time, 43 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 2,281 applied, 42% were admitted. Students come from 12 provinces and territories, 25 other countries, 41% from out-of province, 7% 25 or older, 43% live on campus. Retention: 88% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; biological/life sciences; business/marketing. Calendar: Canadian standard year. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at 18 colleges and universities in the New England states, St. Thomas Aquinas College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early decision, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: SAT I or ACT, SAT II: Subject Tests, SAT II: Writing Test. Required for some: SAT I or ACT, SAT II: Writing Test. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Comprehensive fee: $11,878 includes full-time tuition ($5310), mandatory fees ($573), and college room and board ($5995). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. International student tuition: $3900 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 38 open to all. Most popular organizations: X-Project, Walkhome Program, orientation committee, Exekoi Tutoring, Off-Campus Society. Major annual events: Christmas Ball, Winter Carnival, X-Ring Ceremony. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,731 college housing spaces available. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Angus L. MacDonald Library plus 1 other with 632,575 books, 211,412 microform titles, 3,282 serials, 6,598 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $2.4 million. 350 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: Pretty in its rural setting, Antigonish lies 140 miles from Halifax and each July hosts the Highland Games, a kind of Olympics of the Clans.