LYNDON STATE COLLEGE D-9

PO Box 919
Lyndonville, VT 05851-0919
Tel: (802)626-6200
Admissions: (802)626-6413
Fax: (802)626-6335
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.lyndonstate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Vermont State Colleges System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1911. Setting: 175-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,349. Faculty: 163 (59 full-time, 104 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 941 applied, 94% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 22% from top quarter, 69% from top half. Full-time: 1,130 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 174 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 15 other countries, 40% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 0.2% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 18% 25 or older, 50% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 66% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: psychology; business/marketing; education; parks and recreation. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $34. State resident tuition: $5980 full-time, $252 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,920 full-time, $542 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $166 full-time, $8 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $6454. College room only: $3858. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 22 open to all. Most popular organizations: American Meteorological Society, ASSIST (A Society of Students in Service Together), Student Senate, Campus Activities Board, Outing Club. Major annual events: Winter Weekend, Spring Weekend, Winter Ball. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 550 college housing spaces available; 540 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Samuel Read Hall Library with 109,629 books, 32,327 microform titles, 16,468 serials, 4,541 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Lyndon is a rural community in the northeastern part of Vermont with community facilities that include churches of major denominations, civic and service organizations, a library, two hospitals, and good shopping areas. A ski resort at Burke Mountain and Jay Peak provide facilities for skiing and other winter sports.