STERLING COLLEGE F-9

PO Box 98
Sterling, KS 67579-0098
Tel: (620)278-2173
Free: 800-346-1017
Admissions: (620)278-4364
Fax: (620)278-3690
Web Site: http://www.sterling.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1887. Setting: 46-acre rural campus. Endowment: $5.6 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6203 per student. Total enrollment: 487. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 549 applied, 55% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 70% from top half. 5 valedictorians. Full-time: 438 students, 48% women, 52% men. Part-time: 49 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 29 states and territories, 9 other countries, 41% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 7% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 5% 25 or older, 83% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 46% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, internships. Off campus study at 6 members of the Associated Colleges of Central Kansas. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early action, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.2 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Required for some: 2 recommendations, audition required for fine arts majors. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 7/1, 11/15 for early action. Notification: continuous, 12/1 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $19,696 includes full-time tuition ($13,807), mandatory fees ($100), and college room and board ($5789). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $275 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $50 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Activities Council, My Brother's Keeper, Habitat for Humanity, youth ministries. Major annual events: homecoming, Last Blast, Convocations. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: controlled dormitory access, late night security patrol. 520 college housing spaces available; 372 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Mabee Library with 76,637 books, 2,120 microform titles, 350 serials, 2,159 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $212,000. 115 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Sterling is in a rich wheat-growing, oil producing area with community facilities that include churches, Medical Center and many businesses. Opportunities for part time work are good. Train and bus service are available as well as an airport in Hutchinson, 25 miles away. Recreational activities are baseball, fishing, picnicking, and swimming at the municipal lake and college swimming pool.