CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY T-11

8432 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504-3206
Tel: (909)689-5771; 877-228-8866
Admissions: (951)343-5037
Fax: (909)351-1808
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.calbaptist.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 82-acre suburban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Endowment: $7.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5314 per student. Total enrollment: 2,905. Faculty: 207 (88 full-time, 119 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 1,013 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 1,814 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 429 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 31 states and territories, 15 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 7% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 27% 25 or older, 57% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: 4-4-1-1. ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 11/19 for early action. Notification: continuous until 9/6, 12/20 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $45. Comprehensive fee: $22,250 includes full-time tuition ($14,950), mandatory fees ($990), and college room and board ($6310). College room only: $2640. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $575 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Blue Crew, Christian student organizations, Community Life Committees. Major annual events: Campus Day, Octoberfest, Yule Christmas Celebration. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,035 college housing spaces available; 872 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Annie Gabriel Library with 100,230 books, 50,949 microform titles, 349 serials, 4,992 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $664,968. 154 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 University of California Riverside.