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 |
$4,594 |
$4,914 |
$5,096 |
$5,498 |
7.9% |
| Out-of-state |
$10,622 |
$11,692 |
$12,746 |
$13,148 |
3.2% |
| Books and supplies |
$800 |
$1,000 |
$1,200 |
$1,400 |
16.7% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$4,420 |
$5,040 |
$5,544 |
$6,200 |
11.8% |
| Other |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,804 |
$3,314 |
-12.9% |
| Off Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$5,800 |
$6,800 |
$7,480 |
$8,482 |
13.4% |
| Other |
$3,500 |
$3,500 |
$4,804 |
$3,314 |
-31.0% |
| Off Campus with Family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
$3,500 |
$3,500 |
$4,804 |
$3,314 |
-31.0% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| In-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$12,814 |
$13,954 |
$15,644 |
$16,412 |
4.9% |
| Off Campus |
$14,694 |
$16,214 |
$18,580 |
$18,694 |
0.6% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$8,894 |
$9,414 |
$11,100 |
$10,212 |
-8.0% |
| Out-of-state |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
$18,842 |
$20,732 |
$23,294 |
$24,062 |
3.3% |
| Off Campus |
$20,722 |
$22,992 |
$26,230 |
$26,344 |
0.4% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$14,922 |
$16,192 |
$18,750 |
$17,862 |
-4.7% |
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Admissions
| Undergraduate application fee
(2009-2010): |
$35 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2009
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
5,107 |
1,873 |
3,208 |
| Percent admitted |
56% |
55% |
57% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled |
56% |
54% |
57% |
| Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
X |
|
| Secondary school rank |
|
X |
| Secondary school record |
X |
|
| Completion of college-preparatory
program |
X |
|
| Recommendations |
|
X |
| Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) |
X |
|
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) |
|
X |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
language) |
X |
|
Test Scores: Fall 2009 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT |
59 |
4% |
| ACT |
1,543 |
96% |
| 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 |
460 |
560 |
| SAT Math |
450 |
565 |
| ACT Composite |
18 |
24 |
| ACT English |
19 |
26 |
| ACT Math |
17 |
23 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, Commission on Colleges |
7/1/1929 - |
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 |
7/31/2004 - |
Accredited |
| American Dietetic Association,
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
|
| Didactic Program in Dietetics |
9/1/1975 - |
Accredited |
| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic
Internship |
4/1/1992 - |
Accredited |
| American Psychological Association,
Committee on Accreditation |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
4/27/1979 - |
Accredited |
| Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
6/29/1979 - |
Accredited |
| School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
9/27/1983 - |
Accredited |
| Professional Psychology (IPSY) -
Predoctoral internship programs |
2/5/1999 - |
Accredited |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
| Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree
programs |
7/29/1971 - 1/1/2005 |
Resigned |
| Speech-Language Pathology (SP) -
Graduate degree programs |
7/29/1971 - |
Accredited |
| Clinical doctoral program in
Audiology |
1/1/2005 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the baccalaureate degree levels |
10/3/2003 - |
Accredited |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the graduate degree levels |
10/3/2003 - |
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 |
6/4/1993 - |
Accredited |
| National Association of Schools of
Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation |
| Art and Design (ART) -
Degree-granting schools and departments and
non-degree-granting programs |
9/1/1985 - |
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 |
9/1/1938 - |
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 |
9/1/1984 - |
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 |
|