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Aquinas College - Grand Rapids

Aquinas College - Grand Rapids
1607 Robinson Road, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1799

Official telephone: (616) 632-8900
Toll-free telephone: (800) 678-9593
Fax number: (616) 732-4469
Website: www.aquinas.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,692
Full-time undergraduates: 1,537
Part-time undergraduates: 155
Total graduate students: 110
Full-time graduate students: 12
Part-time graduate students: 98
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Hispanic/Latino
78.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
4.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Hispanic/Latino
82.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Nonresident Alien
3.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 107 acres
City or town school is located in: Grand Rapids, MI
Population of city/town: 192,294
Nearest major city: Detroit
Distance of nearest major city: 150 miles
Population of nearest major city: 688,701
Online campus map: www.aquinas.edu/pdf/
Campus_Map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (77%)
  • single-student apartments (15%)
  • other housing including Theme housing. (8%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 84%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live off campus: 54%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 210
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Performing arts center, observatory, planet walk, nature trails.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 98%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Saint
Number of honor societies: 12
Total number of registered organizations: 71
Campus-based religious organizations:
Community Action Volunteers, Social Action Committee
Minority student organizations:
Integrating Cultures Everywhere
International student organizations:
International Student Union, International Association of Business Communicators
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Programming Board

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Terry Bocian,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Terry Bocian,
Athletic Director,
Aquinas College,
1607 Robinson Road, SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-179
School colors: sage, maroon, and white
School mascot: Saints
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), CCLA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA, NCAA Div. II
Men's bowlingyesNCAA Div. WHAC
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. CCLA DII
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)noNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfyesNAIA
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 29%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 11%
Athletic facilities:
field house, fitness center; soccer and athletic fields, outdoor basketball and sand volleyball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, soccer, slow-pitch softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
skiing, snowboarding, ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for women:
dance, skiing, snowboarding

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Kentwood, MI (9 miles)
Nearest other airport: Lansing, MI (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Grand Rapids, MI (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Grand Rapids, MI (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Aquinas College, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Vinit Asar, President and COO, Hanger Orthopedic Group
  • David K. Walker, founder and president, Eldoret
  • Linda Nemec Foster, poet laureate.

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