Pontifical College Josephinum: Narrative Description

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PONTIFICAL COLLEGE JOSEPHINUM I-6

7625 North High St.
Columbus, OH 43235-1498
Tel: (614)885-5585; 888-252-5812
Admissions: (614)985-2241
Web Site: http://www.pcj.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1888. Setting: 100-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $22.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $12,514 per student. Total enrollment: 149. Faculty: 26 (9 full-time, 17 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 6:1. 10 applied, 80% were admitted. Full-time: 84 students, 100% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 1 other country, 73% from out-of-state, 35% 25 or older, 100% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: area/ethnic studies; English. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, double major, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at 2 members of the Theological Cluster.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations, interview. Recommended: ACT, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/31. Preference given to candidates for the priesthood.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,635 includes full-time tuition ($14,000), mandatory fees ($635), and college room and board ($7000). Part-time tuition: $565 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access. 110 college housing spaces available; 81 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: men-only housing available. Wehrle Memorial Library with 137,883 books, 1,875 microform titles, 465 serials, 3,189 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $303,425. 10 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.