Shorter College

315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, GA 30165-4298
http://www.shorter.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1873
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Undergrad Students	967
Endowment	19,371,207
Application Deadline	August 17
Application Fee	25
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	August 17
Tuition	14,300
Room/Board	6,600

Services
Associated Firms	Educational Institutions, Health Care Institutions, Accounting and Banking Institutions, Churches and Missions
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	The College Museum, housed in the Welcome Center building, documents the 130-year history of the college.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	The College Museum, housed in the Welcome Center building, documents the 130-year history of the college.
Periodical Subs	582
# of Books	135,806
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	84%
within two years	85%
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	7%
Students in sororities	32%
Campus Size	150 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	62%
College housing types	women's dorms (45%), men's dorms (35%), apartment for single students (20%)
Popular Events	Midnight Breakfast (faculty/staff serve students), Moonshine Run, Homecoming, Hillfest (competitive games), theatrical productions, Chorale concerts,
Nearest Airport	Atlanta (75), Chattanooga (80)
Nearest Train	Atlanta (75)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	29
# of fraternities	2
# of sororities	2
Students in fraternities	7%
Students in sororities	32%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Periscope (twice monthly);
Honor Societies	Alpha Chi, Argonauts (senior local), Alpha Sigma (sophomore local), Beta Beta Beta, Lambda Pi Eta, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Shorter Christian Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students, Episcopal Student Association, Presbyterian Student Association
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Shorter NET (interracial), Shorter International Student Organization
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha (music), Shorter Relations Society (assists Admissions), cheerleaders, American Chemical Society, Art Students' League, Eta Pi Sigma History Club, Mu Alpha Theta Math Club, Phi Chi Theta (business), Allied Health Club, Shorter Players (theater), Speech Communication Association, Student Georgia Association of Educators, Student National Association of Teachers of Singing; handbell choir; auditioned and non-auditioned choral groups.