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 |
$33,030 |
$34,530 |
$35,300 |
$36,500 |
3.4% |
| Books and supplies |
$2,800 |
$2,950 |
$3,000 |
$3,050 |
1.7% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$10,020 |
$10,470 |
$10,700 |
$11,000 |
2.8% |
| Other |
$2,400 |
$2,400 |
$2,400 |
$2,400 |
0.0% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| On Campus |
$48,250 |
$50,350 |
$51,400 |
$52,950 |
3.0% |
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Admissions
| Undergraduate
application fee (2009-2010): |
$75 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2008
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
22,817 |
10,268 |
12,549 |
| Percent admitted |
9% |
10% |
8% |
| Percent admitted who
enrolled |
68% |
65% |
71% |
| Admissions
Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
|
X |
| Secondary school
rank |
|
X |
| Secondary school
record |
X |
|
| Recommendations |
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 |
1,218 |
92% |
| ACT |
360 |
27% |
| 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 |
700 |
800 |
| SAT Math |
700 |
780 |
| SAT Writing |
700 |
790 |
| ACT Composite |
30 |
34 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| New England Association of Schools
and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher
Education |
12/1/1929 - |
Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| American Bar Association, Council of
the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the
Bar |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools |
1/1/1923 - |
Accredited |
| American College of Nurse-Midwives,
Division of Accreditation |
| Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic
certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education
programs for registered nurses |
10/16/1972 - |
Accredited |
| American Dietetic Association,
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
|
| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic
Internship |
1/1/1958 - |
Accredited |
| American Psychological Association,
Committee on Accreditation |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD
Doctoral programs |
2/1/1948 - |
Accredited |
| Professional Psychology (IPSY) -
Predoctoral internship programs |
12/1/1970 - |
Accredited |
| Association for Clinical Pastoral
Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission |
| Pastoral Education (PAST) - Clinical
pastoral education (CPE) centers and CPE and
supervisory CPE programs |
3/1/1964 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Management Education |
| Health Services Administration (HSA)
- Graduate programs in health services
administration |
7/1/1968 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Accrediting of the
Association of Theological Schools |
| Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding
schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger
institutions, offering graduate professional
education for ministry and graduate study of
theology |
7/1/1938 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education
programs at the graduate degree levels |
9/25/1999 - |
Accredited |
| Council on Education for Public
Health |
| Public Health (PH) - Graduate
schools of public health |
12/22/1946 - |
Accredited |
| Liaison Committee on Medical
Education |
| Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to
the M.D. degree |
7/1/1954 - |
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 |
9/1/1928 - |
Accredited |
| National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission |
| Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program |
4/1/1958 - |
Accredited |
|