Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
- Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
| Estimated expenses for academic year |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| Tuition and fees |
$18,700 |
$19,500 |
$20,350 |
$21,100 |
3.7% |
| Books and supplies |
$1,200 |
$1,200 |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
0.0% |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$6,012 |
$7,902 |
$8,360 |
$8,634 |
3.3% |
| Other |
$5,310 |
$4,698 |
$3,046 |
$3,338 |
9.6% |
| Off Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
| Room and board |
$10,836 |
$11,520 |
$8,360 |
$8,634 |
3.3% |
| Other |
$5,310 |
$4,698 |
$4,845 |
$6,318 |
30.4% |
| Off Campus with Family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
$5,310 |
$4,698 |
$4,845 |
$6,318 |
30.4% |
| Total Expenses |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 |
| On Campus |
$31,222 |
$33,300 |
$33,256 |
$34,572 |
4.0% |
| Off Campus |
$36,046 |
$36,918 |
$35,055 |
$37,552 |
7.1% |
| Off Campus with Family |
$25,210 |
$25,398 |
$26,695 |
$28,918 |
8.3% |
Admissions
| Undergraduate application fee (2009-2010): |
$50 |
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2009
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
4,124 |
1,389 |
2,735 |
| Percent admitted |
45% |
49% |
43% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled |
31% |
33% |
30% |
| Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA |
X |
|
| Secondary school rank |
|
X |
| Secondary school record |
X |
|
| Completion of college-preparatory program |
|
X |
| Recommendations |
|
X |
| Formal demonstration of competencies |
|
X |
| Admission test scores (SAT/ACT) |
X |
|
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) |
X |
|
Test Scores: Fall 2009 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT |
317 |
69% |
| ACT |
192 |
42% |
| Test Scores |
25th Percentile* |
75th Percentile** |
NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above
- Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
- Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
|
| SAT Critical Reading |
460 |
550 |
| SAT Math |
450 |
560 |
| SAT Writing |
440 |
550 |
| ACT Composite |
19 |
23 |
| ACT English |
18 |
23 |
| ACT Math |
18 |
23 |
Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges |
1/1/1971 - |
Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
| Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs |
6/7/1987 - |
Accredited |
| American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education |
| Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels |
7/31/2002 - |
Accredited |
| American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar |
| Law (LAW) - Professional schools |
1/1/1975 - |
Accredited |
| American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation |
| Dentistry (DENT) - Programs leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree; advanced dental education programs (general practice residency, advanced general dentistry, and specialty programs) |
1/29/1997 - |
Accredited |
| Endodontics |
1/29/1997 - |
Accredited |
| Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics |
1/29/1997 - |
Accredited |
| Periodontics |
1/29/1997 - |
Accredited |
| Pediatric Dentistry |
7/24/1997 - |
Accredited |
| Prosthodontics |
1/30/1998 - |
Accredited |
| Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency) |
1/28/2000 - |
Accredited |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) |
1/27/2005 - |
Accredited |
| American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education |
| Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs |
7/1/1995 - |
Accredited |
| American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education |
| Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs |
4/25/1993 - |
Accredited |
| American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation |
| Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree |
7/1/1983 - |
Accredited |
| American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education |
| Physical Therapy (PTA) - Professional programs for the physical therapist |
10/30/1996 - |
Accredited |
| American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs |
10/30/1981 - |
Accredited |
| Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs |
3/15/1983 - |
Accredited |
| Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs |
9/22/1987 - |
Accredited |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
| Clinical doctoral program in Audiology |
5/1/2003 - |
Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels |
4/8/2006 - |
Accredited |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels |
4/8/2006 - |
Accredited |
| Council on Education for Public Health |
| Community Health Education (CHE) and Community Health/Preventive Medicine (CHPM) - Graduate programs offered outside schools of public health |
6/10/2000 - |
Accredited |
| National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission |
| Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program |
2/1/2004 - 6/30/2009 |
Resigned |
|
