SAINT MARTIN'S COLLEGE G-5

5300 Pacific Ave., SE
Lacey, WA 98503-1297
Tel: (360)491-4700
Free: 800-368-8803
Admissions: (360)438-4590
Fax: (360)459-4124
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.stmartin.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1895. Setting: 300-acre suburban campus with easy access to Tacoma. Endowment: $10 million. Research spending 2003-04: $830,484. Educational spending 2003-04: $7595 per student. Total enrollment: 1,512. Faculty: 75 (63 full-time, 12 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 390 applied, 79% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 48% from top quarter, 70% from top half. 8 valedictorians. Full-time: 946 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 305 students, 51% women, 49% men. Students come from 8 states and territories, 11 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 9% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 37% 25 or older, 29% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; psychology; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at American University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.8 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $26,180 includes full-time tuition ($19,690), mandatory fees ($290), and college room and board ($6200). College room only: $2790. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $656 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $130 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 22 open to all. Most popular organizations: Mexico Service Club, Education Club, Campus Ministry, SWE, Soccer Club. Major annual events: Luau, Homecoming, Career Fair. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, night patrols by security personnel. 415 college housing spaces available; 251 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: coed housing available. Saint Martin's College Library with 86,461 books, 132,768 microform titles, 824 serials, 1,487 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $761,720. 153 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.