Whitman College

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA

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Enrollment: 1,555 (all undergraduate)

Male/Female: 42/58%

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Retention Rate: 92%

Graduation Rate [4 years]:  80%

Classes With Less Than 20 Students: 63% 

Student-to-Faculty Ratio:  10 to 1

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SAT 25/75%[CR and Math]: 1220/1430

ACT 25/75%[Composite]: 27/31

Admitted: 47%

Enrolled:  28%

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Web Site: http://www.whitman.edu/ 

Common Data Set: http://www.whitman.edu/content/institutional_research/factbook/cds

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Mascot: Missionary

Points of Interest:  

 One of the best small liberal arts colleges in the West, Whitman’s 77-acre campus is located a few blocks from downtown Walla Walla,  a city with a population of over 30,000.   According to the college web site, “Whitman is the premier liberal arts college that combines academic excellence with an unpretentious Northwest culture and an engaging community.” Whitman offers 45 majors and a number of combined advanced degree programs with other major universities, including education, engineering, oceanography, forestry and environmental management, and law.  All students must pass a comprehensive oral exam in their major in order to graduate. A grant program provides $2100 stipends for students to participate in unpaid summer internships.  The campus is far from any major city but on-campus activities abound. Approximately 39% of the men are members of fraternities; 30% of the women are members of sororities.  Students report that their is no social division between Greeks and non-Greeks. The campus is a short drive from a Regional Airport with two flights a day to Seattle. Students must live on campus the first two years.  In 2009-10, out of 359 degrees awarded, the six most-popular were in:  Social Sciences (87), Biological Sciences (45), Visual and Performing Arts (37), English (29), Physical Sciences (28) and  Psychology(28). College Prowler, the student review web site, gives Whitman’s Campus Dining a grade of B+, Campus Housing a grade of B but Diversity a grade of C+
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Information collected from College Navigator, College web site and  Wikipedia.

Retention rate: Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2009 and Returned in Fall 2010

Graduation Rate: Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Studies in 2004 And Graduated In Four Years. 

Links:  http://collegeprowler.com/whitman-college/

Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

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Enrollment: 2,515 (all undergraduate)

Male/Female: 43/57%

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Retention Rate: 93%

Graduation Rate [4 years]:  82%

Classes With Less Than 20 Students:  62% 

Student-to-Faculty Ratio:  12 to 1

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SAT 25/75%[CR and Math]: 1120/1360

ACT 25/75%[Composite]: 25/31

Admitted: 48%

Enrolled:  27%

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Web Site: http://www. muhlenberg.edu/

Common Data Set: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/aboutus/ir/common_data/

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Mascot: Mule

Points of Interest:  

Muhlenberg's 81-acre campus is located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Allentown, about an one hour drive north of Philadelphia and nearly two hours west of New York City. The campus includes numerous buildings with distinctive red doors in traditional European/Protestant style that symbolizes Welcome.  The College prides itself on its friendly community and accessible faculty. Muhlenberg offers 40 majors and is strong in business, pre-med and pre-law as well as in the performing arts.  In 2009-10, out of 613 degrees awarded, the six most-popular were in: Business (160), Visual and Performing Arts (96), Psychology(73), Biology (71), Social Sciences (57), and Speech Communication and Rhetoric (51). Students may join a fraternity or sorority beginning in their sophomore year.  Approximately 16% of the men join fraternities; 17% of the women are members of sororities.  8% of the students live off-campus.  Although 19% of the undergraduates are from Pennsylvania, another 54% come from New Jersey and New York.  College Prowler, the student review web site, gives Muhlenberg’s Campus Dining a grade of A, Campus Housing a grade of  B+ but Diversity a grade of C+.  One of “40 Overlooked Gems” noted in Acceptance by David Marcus (paperback edition).

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Information collected from College Navigator, College web site and  Wikipedia.

Retention rate: Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2009 and Returned in Fall 2010

Graduation Rate: Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Studies in 2004 And Graduated In Four Years. 

Image from Muhlenberg College web site.

Links  

http://collegeprowler.com/muhlenberg-college/

Clark University

Clark University

Worcester, MA

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Enrollment: 3,451 (2,317 undergraduate)
Male/Female: 40/60%

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Retention Rate: 90%

Graduation Rate [4 years]: 73%

Undergrad Classes With Less Than 20 Students: 54% 

Student-to-Faculty Ratio:  10 to 1

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SAT 25/75%:  1070/1300

ACT 25/75%:  24/30

Admitted: 69%

Enrolled: 21%

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Web Site: http://www.clarku.edu

Common Data Set: http://www.clarku.edu/aboutclark/otherresources.cfm

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Mascot: Cougar

Points of Interest:  

Clark University’s “tree-lined, 50-acre campus, which features both distinguished ivy-covered buildings and high-quality modern facilities” is in Worcester, MA (pronounced woos' ter), a city of over 175,000 about an hour west of Boston.  The University considers itself both a liberal arts college and a research university.  It offers 32 undergraduate majors, with the most popular being Psychology, Political Science and Business Management.  The school has one of the nation’s top geography programs. Clark University offers an accelerated five-year Bachelor’s/Master’s program with the fifth-year tuition free if the student has a high GPA during undergraduate years two, three and four.  The Model UN team at the school is one of the best in the country.  Clark does not have any sororities or fraternities and requires students to live on-campus during the first two-years. Seventy-six percent of Clark students live on campus.The urban campus gives some students concerns about security but others report that it is not a problem. Thirty-five percent of the undergraduates are from Massachusetts.  College Prowler, the student review web site, gives Clark’s Campus Dining a grade of C-, Campus Housing a grade of  B and Diversity a grade of B.

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Information collected from College Navigator, College web site and Wikipedia.

Retention rate: Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2009 and Returned in Fall 2010

Graduation Rate: Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Studies in 2004 And Graduated In Four Years. 

Links: http://collegeprowler.com/clark-university/.