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Nazareth College

4245 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618-3790
Toll-free 800.462.3944 or 585.389.2860
Adm. fax: 585.389.2826
E-mail: admissions@naz.edu
WWW: http://admissions.naz.edu



Degrees Offered:
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Fall 2009 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
2,227 (Full-time: 489 men, 1,581 women; Part-time: 40 men, 117 women)

Fall 2009 Enrollment Graduate/First Professional Total:
1,080 (Full-time: 485; Part-time: 595)

2009-2010 Tuition & Fees:
$25,136 per year, or $574 per credit

2009-2010 Tuition:
$24,082

2009-2010 Graduate Tuition & Fees:
$683 per credit

2009-2010 Room & Board:
$10,304

2009-2010 Room only:
$5,732 (meal plans are required unless a student is living in campus apartments or if student is a commuter)

Application Deadlines for freshmen:
fall- early decision November 15, early action December 15, regular decision February 15

Application Deadlines transfers:
fall- April 1 priority; spring- November 1 priority

Financial Aid Deadlines for freshmen:
May 1, February 15 priority

Financial Aid Deadlines for transfers:
fall- February 15 preferred; spring- November 15 preferred

Application Requirements:
HS transcript; Common Application; 1 to 3 recommendations; essay or graded writing sample; SAT or ACT optional. For transfers: Common Application; college transcripts; essay; HS transcript required only for students with less than 30 credits.



Campus Description:
Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.



Sports:
Varsity Sports: Women's: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball. Men's: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball. Coed: equestrian.

Club Sports: Women's: Soccer.

Intramural Sports: Women's: basketball, soccer, tennis. Men's: basketball, soccer, tennis.



Clubs and Activities:
Accounting Club, Aerobics, Amnesty International, Art Club, Association of Student Social Workers (ASSW), Band, CALEB (Coffeehouse, Arts, Lectures, Entertainment Board), Campus Center for Spirituality Council, Choral Groups, Club Italianissimo, Communication Science Disorders Association, Dance Club, Drama, Economics/Investment Club, French Club, Gleaner (student newspaper), Go Green, History Club, Inc. (Inter-ethnic Nazareth Coalition), International Club, Lambda Association, Math Club, Music Therapy Club, Nazareth Commuter Association, Nazareth Theatre League, Peer Health Educators/Student Athlete Mentors, Physical Therapy Club, Pre-Law Club, Pre-Medical Club, Religious Organizations, Residence Hall Council, Rotaract, Science Club, Sigillum (yearbook), Social Service Organizations, Spanish Club, Student Activities Council (SAC), Student Government, Wilderness Club, Women’s Resource Network, WNAZ (Radio Station).

Fall 2008 Data


First-time, full-time student enrollment profile:
64% enrolled in top quarter of HS class
31% enrolled in top 10% of HS class
SAT critical reading mid-point range: 540* to 610**
SAT math mid-point range: 530* to 620**

*75% of the enrolled students scored at this level or better.
**25% of the enrolled students scored at least this or better.

ACT: LOW 23    HIGH 27
74.2% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher
25.7% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9



Campus Demographics:
All Undergraduate Students All Graduate Students
% NYS Resident 95.0%
% Resident of other states 5.0 %
% International 0 %
     
% Live on campus 53 % Did not collect %
     
% American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4 %
% Asian / Pacific Islander 2.2 %
% Black/African American 4 %
% Hispanic/Latino 3.7 %
% International 1.1 %
% White, Non-Hispanic 75.9 %
% Unknown Race / Ethnicity 12.7 %
     
     
     



Average financial aid package for first time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$18,052


Financial Aid Data From Year:
2008

Average amount of institutional non-need scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate students:*
$13,991
*NON-need based scholarships and grants do not depend on financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement, or talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).


Special Programs:
Internships available in all academic areas. Opportunities to study abroad in many countries. All students are required to pass a comprehensive exam in their academic major in order to graduate.

 
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