DeVry University (Columbus): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (COLUMBUS) I-6

1350 Alum Creek Dr.
Columbus, OH 43209-2705
Tel: (614)253-7291
Free: 800-426-2206
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of DeVry University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1952. Setting: 21-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,778. Faculty: 103 (73 full-time, 30 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 26:1. 42% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: SAT or ACT, CPT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,200 full-time, $410 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $75 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 9 open to all. Most popular organizations: Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, American Production and Inventory Control Society, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Tau Alpha Pi, Asian-American Association or Prism. Major annual events: Student Appreciation Week, Parents' Weekend, Honors Banquet. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security at evening activities. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 30,000 books, 5,892 serials, 1,050 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 408 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.

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