Ursinus College
Box 1000Collegeville, PA 19426
http://www.ursinus.edu
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private institution |
| Year Founded | 1869 |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Undergrad Students | 1,571 |
| Endowment | 109,575,757 |
| Application Deadline | February 15 |
| Application Fee | 50 |
| Selectivity | More selective |
| Application Deadline | February 15 |
| Tuition | 33,350 |
| Room/Board | 7,600 |
| Services | |
|---|---|
| Associated Firms | GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Wyeth, ICON Clinical Research, University of Pennsylvania (research), Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Vanguard Group, Federal Reserve Board, Merrill Lynch, Lockheed Martin, National Multiple Scleros |
| Campus Safety | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
| Career Services | on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Museums | The Kaleidoscope, the college's new performing arts center, opened in April of 2005 with a 350-seat proscenium arch theater, an experimental black box theater, an outdoor stage, a set design studio, lighting and sound center; the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, with a sizable collection of paintings, drawings, etchings, sculpture and other works of art; the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House and Fitness Center; the Pfahler Hall of Science with state-of-the-art lab equipment, including Bruker 300 MHz NMR, Perkin Elmer Spectrum 1000 FTIR, LKB Isothermal Calorimeter, Hewlett Packard 1800A GCD GC-MS, Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II GC equipped with a 5971A MS, BAS 100W Voltammetric Analyzer, Varian Cary 1 UV-Visible Spectrometer, Perkin Elmer Lambda 2S UV-Visible Spectrometers, Hewlett Packard 8450A UV-Visible Spectrometers, Perkin Elmer 603 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Hewlett Packard 1090 HPLC, Perkin Elmer Series 4 Chromatographic System, a photographic darkroom, and the state-of-the art Marsteller Observatory on the building's roof; Thomas Hall, life sciences building, with advanced laboratory equipment, including a scanning electron microscope, flow cytometer, spectrometers, light microscopes and tissue culture facility; Bomberger Hall, where the three-manual, 62-rank Heefner Memorial Organ is the dominant feature; and a major collection of outdoor sculptures which dots the 170-acre campus. |
| Basic Services | nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other |
| Museums | The Kaleidoscope, the college's new performing arts center, opened in April of 2005 with a 350-seat proscenium arch theater, an experimental black box theater, an outdoor stage, a set design studio, lighting and sound center; the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, with a sizable collection of paintings, drawings, etchings, sculpture and other works of art; the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House and Fitness Center; the Pfahler Hall of Science with state-of-the-art lab equipment, including Bruker 300 MHz NMR, Perkin Elmer Spectrum 1000 FTIR, LKB Isothermal Calorimeter, Hewlett Packard 1800A GCD GC-MS, Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II GC equipped with a 5971A MS, BAS 100W Voltammetric Analyzer, Varian Cary 1 UV-Visible Spectrometer, Perkin Elmer Lambda 2S UV-Visible Spectrometers, Hewlett Packard 8450A UV-Visible Spectrometers, Perkin Elmer 603 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Hewlett Packard 1090 HPLC, Perkin Elmer Series 4 Chromatographic System, a photographic darkroom, and the state-of-the art Marsteller Observatory on the building's roof; Thomas Hall, life sciences building, with advanced laboratory equipment, including a scanning electron microscope, flow cytometer, spectrometers, light microscopes and tissue culture facility; Bomberger Hall, where the three-manual, 62-rank Heefner Memorial Organ is the dominant feature; and a major collection of outdoor sculptures which dots the 170-acre campus. |
| Periodical Subs | 2,269 |
| # of Books | 406,000 |
| Graduate Job Placement Statistics | |
| within 6 months | N/A |
| within one year | 60% |
| within two years | N/A |
| Campus Life | |
| Students in fraternities | 17% |
| Students in sororities | 28% |
| Campus Size | 170 acres |
| College housing offered | Yes |
| Students in college housing | 95% |
| College housing types | coed dorms (65%), women's dorms (10%), men's dorms (10%), special housing for international students (5%), other housing options (10%) |
| Popular Events | Concerts by the Ursinus Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band, the Meistersingers and College Choir, Music at Noon, plays by Ursinus College Theater are always sold out, dance recitals by the Ursinus Dance Company draw large crowds, Homecoming, Spring Fling, Battle of the Bands, Poemplooza, and for fun and fund-raising, the annual Airband competition. |
| Nearest Airport | Philadelphia (30), Allentown, PA (35) |
| Nearest Train | Philadelphia (25) |
| Army ROTC | Not offered |
| Navy ROTC | Not offered |
| Extracurricular | |
| Students activities | choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Number of Organizations | 80 |
| # of fraternities | 8 |
| # of sororities | 7 |
| Students in fraternities | 17% |
| Students in sororities | 28% |
| Student Papers | (Appears as submitted by school) The Grizzly (weekly) |
| Honor Societies | Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Psi Omega; Beta Beta Beta, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Pi Nu Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Iota, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Xi, Theta Chi, Lambda Pi Eta, Cub and Key Society, Whitian Society |
| Religious Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Chapel Group (Ecumenical), Newman Society (Roman Catholic), Hillel (Jewish), IMAAN (Muslim), Intervarsity Christian Fellowship |
| International Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Southeast Asian Student Association, SUN(Sankofa Umoja Nia, ) ALMA (Association of Latino Students Motivated to Achieve, ) German Club, Japanese Club, Le Cercle Francais, Spanish Club |
| Other Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Student interest and academic organizations: Alternative Spring Break Club, Association for Computing Machinery, Athletic Training Club, Beardwood Chemical Society, Blue Note Jazz Society, Brownback-Anders Pre-Medical Society, Chess Club, College Democrats, College Republicans, Ursinus Dance Company, Exercise and Sport Science Club, Film Society, Gay/Straight Alliance, German Club, The Grizzly (newspaper), Haines-Barnard Pre-Legal Society, International Relations Club, Investment Club, Japanese Club, The Lantern (literary magazine), Le Cercle Francais (French Club), Mathematical Association of America, Men's Rugby Club, Newman Association, Organization of Commuting Students, Politics Association, Women's Rugby Association, Psychology Club, Residence Hall Association, The Ruby (yearbook), S. C. U. B. A. Dive Team, Society of Physics of Students, Spanish Club, Students for Creative Anachronism, Students Together Against Rape (STAR), Table Tennis Association, UC Blue Skies Environmental Organization, Ursinus Folksong Society, Ursinus Forensics Society, Ursinus College Academic Competition Team, Ursinus Student Government Association (USGA), Ursinus College Outdoors Society, Voices in Praise, World Cultures Club, and WVOU (radio station). Musical and cultural group include proTheatre, College Choir, Meistersingers, Concert Band. Community Service clubs include Best Buddies, Norristown State Mental Hospital Volunteer Program, Student Emergency Response Volunteers and America Reads. Greek organizations on the Ursinus campus currently include the fraternities Alpha Phi Epsilon, Beta Sigma Lambda, Chi Rho Psi, Delta Mu Sigma, Delta Pi Sigma, Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Omega Delta, Sigma Chi Delta, Sigma Rho Lambda and Zeta Chi. The sororities are Alpha Sigma Nu, Kappa Delta Kappa, Omega Chi, Phi Alpha Psi, Sigma, Sigma, Sigma, Tau Sigma Gamma, and Upsilon Phi Delta. The presidents of these organizations serve on the Greek Presidents Council, the governing board for all fraternities and sororities. Ursinus has 25 teams that compete in the Centennial Conference: football, men's and women's soccer, women's field hockey cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, indoor track, women's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming, wrestling, men's baseball, women's softball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's tennis |
