TAYLOR UNIVERSITY F-11

236 West Reade Ave.
Upland, IN 46989-1001
Tel: (765)998-2751
Free: 800-882-3456
Admissions: (765)998-5134
Fax: (765)998-4925
E-mail: admissions_u@tayloru.edu
Web Site: http://www.taylor.edu/

Description:

Independent interdenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1846. Setting: 250-acre rural campus with easy access to Indianapolis. Endowment: $46.3 million. Research spending 2003-04: $223,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $7107 per student. Total enrollment: 1,866. Faculty: 187 (140 full-time, 47 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,311 applied, 82% were admitted. 37% from top 10% of their high school class, 59% from top quarter, 86% from top half. 9 National Merit Scholars, 29 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,819 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 34 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 43 states and territories, 67% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 1% 25 or older, 91% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 87% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; psychology. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Christian College Coalition and the Christian College Consortium, Bowling Green University, Trinity Christian College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early action, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.8 high school GPA. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 1/15, 12/1 for early action. Notification: 2/5, 12/20 for early action. Preference given to Evangelical Christians.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $26,376 includes full-time tuition ($20,520), mandatory fees ($226), and college room and board ($5630). College room only: $2732. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $696 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $64 per year. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 200 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Council, World Outreach, Youth Conference, Inter-Class Council, Senate. Major annual events: Airband, Taylathon, Spiritual Renewal Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing designed to accommodate 1,452 students; 1,476 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Zondervan Library with 189,007 books, 10,915 microform titles, 12,625 serials, 8,330 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $813,651. 238 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:

Upland (population 3,700) has all the advantages of quiet, country life with the nearby cities for activities. It is located 14 miles southeast of Marion and 23 miles north of Muncie. Buses and trains are accessible. The communities have churches of many denominations, health services and hospitals. Recreational activities are hunting, tennis, boating, fishing, golf and other sports.