Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning
Undergraduate Students
- Beginning students are those who are
entering postsecondary education for the
first time.
| Estimated expenses for
academic year |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to
2009-2010 |
| Tuition and fees |
|
|
|
|
|
| In-state |
$10,180 |
$10,802 |
$11,448 |
$11,764 |
2.8% |
| Out-of-state |
$18,224 |
$19,320 |
$20,468 |
$21,634 |
5.7% |
| Books and supplies |
$800 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
0.0% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$8,940 |
$8,518 |
$8,884 |
$9,198 |
3.5% |
| Other |
$3,853 |
$3,900 |
$3,900 |
$4,436 |
13.7% |
| Off Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$8,940 |
$9,464 |
$9,860 |
$10,100 |
2.4% |
| Other |
$3,853 |
$3,900 |
$3,900 |
$4,436 |
13.7% |
| Off Campus with Family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
$1,750 |
$1,750 |
$1,750 |
$2,286 |
30.6% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| In-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$23,773 |
$24,220 |
$25,232 |
$26,398 |
4.6% |
| Off Campus |
$23,773 |
$25,166 |
$26,208 |
$27,300 |
4.2% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$12,730 |
$13,552 |
$14,198 |
$15,050 |
6.0% |
| Out-of-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$31,817 |
$32,738 |
$34,252 |
$36,268 |
5.9% |
| Off Campus |
$31,817 |
$33,684 |
$35,228 |
$37,170 |
5.5% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$20,774 |
$22,070 |
$23,218 |
$24,920 |
7.3% |
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Admissions
| Undergraduate application fee
(2009-2010): |
$50 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2009
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
18,574 |
8,063 |
10,511 |
| Percent admitted |
61% |
60% |
61% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled |
37% |
39% |
36% |
| Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
X |
|
| Secondary school record |
X |
|
| Completion of college-preparatory
program |
X |
|
| Recommendations |
|
X |
| Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) |
X |
|
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
language) |
X |
|
Test Scores: Fall 2009 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT |
4,091 |
97% |
| ACT |
697 |
17% |
| Test Scores |
25th Percentile* |
75th Percentile** |
NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above
- Data apply to first-time
degree/certificate-seeking students.
- Institutions are asked to report test
scores only if they are required for
admission.
|
| SAT Critical Reading |
490 |
600 |
| SAT Math |
510 |
610 |
| SAT Writing |
500 |
600 |
| ACT Composite |
21 |
26 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education |
1/1/1921 - |
Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education |
| Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional
degree programs |
7/24/1939 - |
Accredited |
| American Bar Association, Council of
the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the
Bar |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools |
1/1/1933 - |
Accredited |
| American Dental Association,
Commission on Dental Accreditation |
| Dentistry (DENT) - Programs leading
to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree; advanced dental
education programs (general practice residency,
advanced general dentistry, and specialty programs) |
2/1/1945 - |
Accredited |
| Endodontics |
5/24/1968 - |
Accredited |
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial
Orthopedics |
5/24/1968 - |
Accredited |
| Periodontics |
5/24/1968 - |
Accredited |
| Post Doctoral - Advanced dental
education programs (advanced education in general
dentistry and general practice residency) |
5/2/1991 - |
Accredited |
| American Occupational Therapy
Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education |
| Occupational Therapy (OT) -
Professional Programs |
1/1/1970 - |
Accredited |
| American Physical Therapy
Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical
Therapy Education |
| Physical Therapy (PTA) -
Professional programs for the physical therapist |
6/1/1969 - |
Accredited |
| American Podiatric Medical
Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education
|
| Podiatry (POD) - Colleges of
podiatric medicine, including first-professional and
graduate degree programs |
7/1/1926 - |
Accredited |
| American Psychological Association,
Committee on Accreditation |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
3/18/1958 - |
Accredited |
| Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
1/30/1973 - |
Accredited |
| School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
4/4/1978 - |
Accredited |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
| Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree
programs |
1/2/1970 - 5/31/2001 |
Resigned |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SP) -
Graduate degree programs |
1/12/1970 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Management Education |
| Health Services Administration (HSA)
- Graduate programs in health services
administration |
1/1/1970 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the baccalaureate degree levels |
4/20/2002 - |
Accredited |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the graduate degree levels |
4/20/2002 - |
Accredited |
| Council on Education for Public
Health |
| Community Health Education (CHE) and
Community Health/Preventive Medicine (CHPM) -
Graduate programs offered outside schools of public
health |
5/17/1985 - |
Accredited |
| Liaison Committee on Medical
Education |
| Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to
the M.D. degree |
7/1/1942 - |
Accredited |
| National Association of Schools of
Dance, Commission on Accreditation |
| Dance (DANCE) - Institutions and
units within institutions offering degree-granting
and non-degree-granting programs |
9/1/1982 - |
Accredited |
| National Association of Schools of
Music, Commission on Accreditation, Commission on
Community/Junior College Accreditation |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units
within institutions offering degree-granting and/or
non-degree-granting programs |
9/1/1964 - |
Accredited |
| National Association of Schools of
Theatre, Commission on Accreditation |
| Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and
units within institutions offering degree-granting
and/or non-degree-granting programs |
9/1/1987 - |
Accredited |
| National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education |
| Teacher Education (TED) -
Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the
preparation of teachers and other professional
personnel for elementary and secondary schools |
1/1/1954 - |
Accredited |
| Teacher Education Accreditation
Council, Accreditation Committee |
| Baccalaureate Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (BTEAC) - Baccalaureate
programs |
9/1/2009 - |
Accredited |
| Graduate Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (GTEAC) - Graduate programs |
9/1/2009 - |
Accredited |
|