ALVERNO COLLEGE O-12

3400 South 43rd St., PO Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
Tel: (414)382-6000
Free: 800-933-3401
Admissions: (414)382-6031
Fax: (414)382-6354
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.alverno.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, women only. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (also offers weekend program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1887. Setting: 46-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $23.1 million. Research spending 2003-04: $455,619. Educational spending 2003-04: $4666 per student. Total enrollment: 2,241. Faculty: 218 (102 full-time, 116 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 954 applied, 55% were admitted. Full-time: 1,378 students. Part-time: 675 students. Students come from 56 states and territories, 11 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 22% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 48% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; communications/communication technologies; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript. Recommended: interview, ACT. Required for some: 1 recommendation. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $19,810 includes full-time tuition ($14,160), mandatory fees ($250), and college room and board ($5400). College room only: $2000. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $590 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $125 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 35 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Nurses Association, Women in Communication, Pi Sigma Epsilon, Students in Free Enterprise, Alverno Student Educators Organization. Major annual events: Convocation, Student Group Open House, Community Day. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, well-lit parking lots and pathways, emergency first-aid and CPR, crisis intervention team and plan in place. 205 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: women-only housing available. Alverno College Library with 82,416 books, 287,726 microform titles, 1,382 serials, 15,728 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $951,405. 400 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:

See Milwaukee Area Technical College.