COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE M-4

541 Main St.
New London, NH 03257-4648
Tel: (603)526-3000
Free: 800-272-1015
Admissions: (603)526-3700
Fax: (603)526-3452
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1837. Setting: 200-acre small town campus. Endowment: $19.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5680 per student. Total enrollment: 964. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 1,402 applied, 82% were admitted. Full-time: 939 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 25 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 23 states and territories, 5 other countries, 71% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 3% 25 or older, 87% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: psychology; business/marketing; parks and recreation. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at The New Hampshire College and University Council, American University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, minimum of 15 units of college preparatory work, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/15 for early action. Notification: continuous, 12/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $34,190 includes full-time tuition ($24,700) and college room and board ($9490). College room only: $5280. Part-time tuition: $825 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, campus radio station, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Outing Club. Major annual events: Mountain Day, Spring Weekend, Hogan Games. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, awareness seminars. 867 college housing spaces available; 826 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Susan Colgate Cleveland Library Learning Center with 90,055 books, 203,532 microform titles, 514 serials, 2,099 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $465,625. 189 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in west central New Hampshire, New London enjoys a very agreeable climate and is a summer and winter tourist haven. Lake Sunapee is ten minutes west of New London and Mount Sunapee Ski Area is approximately twenty minutes away. There are excellent stores and specialty shops along with hotels, inns and lodges that are found in a resort area. Recreation includes winter skiing, hiking, biking, and seasonal fishing in lakes and streams.