CRICHTON COLLEGE F-1

255 North Highland St.
Memphis, TN 38111
Tel: (901)320-9700
Free: 800-960-9777
Admissions: (901)320-9797
Fax: (901)320-9709
Web Site: http://www.crichton.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1941. Setting: 7-acre urban campus. Endowment: $501,654. Research spending 2003-04: $105,379. Educational spending 2003-04: $2470 per student. Total enrollment: 969. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 379 applied, 60% were admitted. Full-time: 603 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 366 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 4 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 51% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 70% 25 or older, 5% live on campus, 21% transferred in. Retention: 45% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Visible School, Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, minimum ACT score of 18, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $5. Tuition: $11,880 full-time, $495 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $235 full-time, $135 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. College room only: $3800.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, orientation staff, Presidential Ambassadors, American Humanics, Alpha Sigma Lambda. Major annual events: Marriage and Family Conference, Missions Conference, Spring Awards Banquet. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, controlled dormitory access, security alarms in campus apartments. 56 college housing spaces available; 46 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. J.W. and Dorothy Bell Library plus 1 other with 54,175 books, 75,929 microform titles, 3,655 serials, 1,658 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $267,167. 33 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Memphis.