ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE D-19

3001 West Division
Arlington, TX 76012-3425
Tel: (817)461-8741
Fax: (817)274-1138
Web Site: http://www.abconline.edu/

Description:

Independent Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1939. Setting: 32-acre urban campus with easy access to Dallas-Fort Worth. Endowment: $16,388. Educational spending 2003-04: $12,452 per student. Total enrollment: 201. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 53 applied, 100% were admitted. 15% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 36% from top half. Full-time: 165 students, 46% women, 54% men. Part-time: 36 students, 36% women, 64% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 7 other countries, 20% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 3% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 9% international, 28% 25 or older, 48% live on campus, 34% transferred in. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, pastoral recommendation, medical examination. Required for some: interview. Placement: ACT, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to professing Christians.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Comprehensive fee: $8700 includes full-time tuition ($4500), mandatory fees ($540), and college room and board ($3660). Part-time tuition: $150 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $270 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 5 open to all. Most popular organizations: Preachers Fellowship, Student Missionary Association, L.I.F.T., International Students Association, 4-12 Group. Major annual events: 'First Saturday Night Back', Homecoming Weekend, Fellowship Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols, controlled dormitory access, night security guards. 160 college housing spaces available; 93 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Dr. Earl K. Oldham Library with 27,486 books, 399 microform titles, 701 serials, and 412 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $76,799. 21 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Texas at Arlington.