Moody Bible Institute: Narrative Description

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MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE D-16

820 North LaSalle Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60610-3284
Tel: (312)329-4000
Free: 800-967-4MBI
Admissions: (312)329-4267
Fax: (312)329-8987
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.moody.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1886. Setting: 25-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,687. Faculty: 100 (84 full-time, 16 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 1,174 applied, 40% were admitted. 20% from top 10% of their high school class. Full-time: 1,458 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 944 students, 35% women, 65% men. Students come from 48 states and territories, 41 other countries, 69% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 7% 25 or older, 90% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 87% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Roosevelt University, University of Illinois at Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago, Harold Washington College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, early decision, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.3 high school GPA, 4 recommendations, Christian testimony, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 3/1, 12/1 for early decision. Notification: continuous until 8/1, 1/15 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $13,880 includes full-time tuition ($0), mandatory fees ($1400), and college room and board ($12,480). College room only: $4300. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. All students are awarded full-tuition scholarships.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: ; 70% of eligible men and 80% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Missionary Fellowship, Big Brother/Big Sister, music groups, Drama Group. Major annual events: Missions Conference, Founder's Week, Candelight Carols. 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. 1,280 college housing spaces available; 1,152 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Henry Crowell Learning Center plus 1 other with 135,000 books and 987 serials. 26 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 Chicago.

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