Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
| Estimated expenses for academic
year |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| Tuition and fees |
|
|
|
|
|
| In-state |
$6,252 |
$6,940 |
$7,564 |
$7,944 |
5.0% |
| Out-of-state |
$16,072 |
$17,734 |
$18,354 |
$19,272 |
5.0% |
| Books and supplies |
$800 |
$800 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
0.0% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$5,096 |
$5,722 |
$6,058 |
$6,602 |
9.0% |
| Other |
$4,914 |
$3,386 |
$3,150 |
$4,140 |
31.4% |
| Off Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$5,096 |
$5,722 |
$6,058 |
$6,602 |
9.0% |
| Other |
$4,914 |
$3,386 |
$3,150 |
$4,140 |
31.4% |
| Off Campus with Family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
$4,914 |
$3,386 |
$3,150 |
$4,140 |
31.4% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| In-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$17,062 |
$16,848 |
$17,772 |
$19,686 |
10.8% |
| Off Campus |
$17,062 |
$16,848 |
$17,772 |
$19,686 |
10.8% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$11,966 |
$11,126 |
$11,714 |
$13,084 |
11.7% |
| Out-of-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$26,882 |
$27,642 |
$28,562 |
$31,014 |
8.6% |
| Off Campus |
$26,882 |
$27,642 |
$28,562 |
$31,014 |
8.6% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$21,786 |
$21,920 |
$22,504 |
$24,412 |
8.5% |
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Admissions
| Undergraduate application fee
(2009-2010): |
$40 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2008
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
7,861 |
3,745 |
4,116 |
| Percent admitted |
70% |
70% |
69% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled |
48% |
47% |
48% |
| Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
X |
|
| Secondary school record |
X |
|
| Completion of college-preparatory
program |
X |
|
| Formal demonstration of competencies |
|
X |
| Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) |
X |
|
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
language) |
X |
|
Test Scores: Fall 2008 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT |
652 |
25% |
| ACT |
2,368 |
91% |
| 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 |
500 |
620 |
| SAT Math |
510 |
640 |
| ACT Composite |
21 |
27 |
| ACT English |
20 |
27 |
| ACT Math |
21 |
28 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, Commission on Colleges |
1/1/1915 - |
Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for
Marriage and Family Therapy Education |
| Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) -
Clinical training programs at the master's,
doctoral, and postgraduate levels |
1/31/2003 - |
Accredited |
| American Bar Association, Council of
the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the
Bar |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools |
1/1/1931 - |
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 |
| Dental Hygiene (DH) |
2/5/1954 - |
Accredited |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) |
5/14/1970 - |
Accredited |
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial
Orthopedics |
5/12/1972 - |
Accredited |
| Post Doctoral - Advanced dental
education programs (advanced education in general
dentistry and general practice residency) |
12/6/1979 - |
Accredited |
| Periodontics |
12/4/1980 - |
Accredited |
| Endodontics |
12/2/1982 - |
Accredited |
| Pediatric Dentistry |
7/28/2006 - |
Accredited |
| American Psychological Association,
Committee on Accreditation |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
1/19/1973 - |
Accredited |
| Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
11/18/1999 - |
Accredited |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
| Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree
programs |
5/1/1982 - 5/1/1999 |
Resigned |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SP) -
Graduate degree programs |
5/1/1982 - |
Accredited |
| Clinical doctoral program in
Audiology |
5/1/1999 - |
Accredited |
| Association for Clinical Pastoral
Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission |
| Pastoral Education (PAST) - Clinical
pastoral education (CPE) centers and CPE and
supervisory CPE programs |
11/1/1972 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the baccalaureate degree levels |
9/29/2001 - |
Accredited |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the graduate degree levels |
9/29/2001 - |
Accredited |
| Council on Education for Public
Health |
| Public Health (PH) - Graduate
schools of public health |
10/6/2007 - |
Accredited |
| Liaison Committee on Medical
Education |
| Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to
the M.D. degree |
7/1/1942 - |
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 |
9/1/1936 - |
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 |
3/1/2005 - |
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 |
9/1/1962 - |
Accredited |
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