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Carroll University

Carroll University
100 North East Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186

Official telephone: (262) 547-1211

Fax number: (262) 524-7139
Website: www.carrollu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,039
Full-time undergraduates: 2,752
Part-time undergraduates: 287
Total graduate students: 469
Full-time graduate students: 275
Part-time graduate students: 194
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 30%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
83.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Carroll University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 133 acres
City or town school is located in: Waukesha, WI
Population of city/town: 71,016
Nearest major city: Milwaukee
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 599,164
Online campus map: www.carrollu.edu/campus/
map/?nav=5180

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
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 82%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live off campus: 48%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking 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: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 400
Other computer facilities/services: Computer research lab.
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. Learning commons. Group study and library class rooms. Curriculum materials center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, job bank, job fairs.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): Century Magazine, published annually; The New Perspective, published biweekly
Number of honor societies: 16
Total number of registered organizations: 46
Campus-based religious organizations:
Bible study group, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Latin American Student Organization
International student organizations:
International Experience club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Carroll Players, Team Managers, College Activities Board, Residence Hall Association, Habitat for Humanity, Amnesty International; Alternate Lifestyle and Commuter Organizations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Joseph Baker,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
School colors: orange and white
School mascot: Pioneers and Lady Pioneers
Athletic conference memberships: Midwest Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 30%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 16%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, soccer, and softball fields; basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, billiards, flag football, foosball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis (indoor/outdoor), volleyball (indoor/sand), water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Milwaukee (20 miles)
Nearest other airport: Chicago (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Milwaukee (15 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Waukesha (1 mile)

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 firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Advanced Physicians Group, American National Bank, ASI Intelligraphics, Assurant Health, Aurora Health Care, Bank One, Bay Breeze Resort, Boelter Companies, Bonestroo, Brookfield Indoor Soccer Complex, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Dean Witter Reynolds, Dell Computers, Envirex Inc., Froedert Hospital, GE Medical Systems, Guaranty Bank, J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy, Johnson Controls Inc., Laurel Pub Company, Loving Hands, Memorial Hospital of Burlington, My Home Your Home, Inc., Network Promotions, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Northwestern Mutual Life, Peters and Associates, Quad/Graphics, R&R Insurance Services Inc., Rock Valley Community Programs, Rosene, Anderlik, and Associates, Inc., The Roberts Group, Universal Electric Inc., UW Hospital and Clinics Transfusion Service, U.S. Postal Service, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Wisconsin Athletic Club-Wauwatosa.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Steven A. Burd, chairman/president/CEO Safeway, Inc.
  • Gregg W. Steinhafel, chairman and CEO, Target Corp.
  • Timothy W. Sullivan, president and CEO, Director Bucyrus International, Inc.

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