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Beloit College

Beloit College
700 College Street
Beloit, WI 53511

Official telephone: (608) 363-2000
Fax number: (608) 363-2075
Website: www.beloit.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,358
Full-time undergraduates: 1,296
Part-time undergraduates: 62
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 83%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
4.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9% Nonresident Alien
5.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Nonresident Alien
4.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Beloit College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 84 acres
City or town school is located in: Beloit, WI
Population of city/town: 36,888
Nearest major city: Madison, WI
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 243,344
Online campus map: www.beloit.edu/campusmap

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 (68%)
  • women's dorms (5%)
  • sorority housing (3%)
  • fraternity housing (7%)
  • single-student apartments (6%)
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Special-interest and theme housing. (11%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 87%
Percent of students who live off campus: 14%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students must live in college housing for the first six semesters.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 28%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking is prohibited in dorms and within 20 feet of all campus buildings.
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: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 300
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Federal government documents repository.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Observatory, recording studio, TV station/broadcast production studio; intensive language study and language labs; art and anthropology museums; entrepreneurship, liberal arts in practice, and LEED-certified science centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, spiritual and financial aid loan exit counseling.
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, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, enlarged text, captioning.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 3
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 24%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 22%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Round Table
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 58
Campus-based religious organizations:
Interfaith Council, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Unitarian Universalists, Interfaith House
Minority student organizations:
Black Students United, Voces Latinas, Black Lives Matter
International student organizations:
International Student Club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Drama/theatre, jazz band, music ensemble, musical theatre, symphony orchestra, Theatre of Confusion, Habitat for Humanity, Peace and Justice, College Democrats; choral and special-interest groups; academic interest and language clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Tim Schmiechen,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Buccaneers
Athletic conference memberships: Midwest Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 23%
Athletic facilities:
field house, fitness center, stadium, tennis courts, swimming pool, dance studios
Intramural/Recreational sports:
ballroom dancing, basketball, bowling, crew, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, yoga

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago (90 miles)
Nearest other airport: Milwaukee (70 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Chicago (90 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Beloit (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 63%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Derek Carrier, tight end for the San Francisco 49ers
  • James Duffy, president of ABC Television
  • Sam Ransom, first African-American collegiate basketball player.

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