WAYNESBURG COLLEGE N-2

51 West College St.
Waynesburg, PA 15370-1222
Tel: (724)627-8191
Free: 800-225-7393
Admissions: (724)852-3333
Fax: (724)627-8124
Web Site: http://www.waynesburg.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1849. Setting: 30-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Endowment: $30.8 million. Research spending 2003-04: $20,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $6042 per student. Total enrollment: 2,102. Faculty: 124 (63 full-time, 61 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,413 applied, 77% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 70% from top half. 4 class presidents, 7 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,315 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 319 students, 79% women, 21% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 4 other countries, 18% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 4% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 19% 25 or older, 59% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; protective services/public administration. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $20,340 includes full-time tuition ($14,200), mandatory fees ($340), and college room and board ($5800). College room only: $2960. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $595 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $15 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 35 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Student Activities Board (SAB), Student Nurses Association, Christian Fellowship. Major annual events: homecoming, Spring Week, Charter Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 814 college housing spaces available; 796 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Waynesburg College Library with 100,000 books, 5,183 microform titles, 1,189 serials, 2,932 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $488,550. 150 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:

Population 5299, Waynesburg is located 50 miles from Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania. The climate is moderate. Community service facilities include a library, several churches, a hospital, hotels, motels, and rooming houses. There is bus service available. Local recreation includes theatres, hunting, boating, fishing, golf, and movies. Many civic, fraternal and veteran's organizations are active in the community.