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University of Mount Union

University of Mount Union
1972 Clark Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601

Official telephone: (330) 821-5320
Toll-free telephone: (800) 992-6682
Fax number: (330) 823-3457
Website: www.mountunion.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,094
Full-time undergraduates: 2,058
Part-time undergraduates: 36
Total graduate students: 97
Full-time graduate students: 97
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: 16%

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 123 acres
City or town school is located in: Alliance, OH
Population of city/town: 22,213
Nearest major city: Canton, OH
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 72,535
Online campus map: www.mountunion.edu/
interactive-campus-map

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 (39%)
  • women's dorms (18%)
  • men's dorms (14%)
  • fraternity housing (5%)
  • single-student apartments (24%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live off campus: 25%
Students required to live on campus: All 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, 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: 275
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:
Music library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, observatory, electron microscope; environmental science and educational media centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, alcohol/drug counseling.
Career placement services:
co-op education, 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, braille services, handicapped parking; other services provided on an individual basis.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 98%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 22%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 46%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Dynamo, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 19
Total number of registered organizations: 85
Campus-based religious organizations:
FLOCK, STE, Campus Crusade, The Edge Bible Study, Rock for Life, Religious Life Council; Christian Athletes and Orthodox Christian Fellowships
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union
International student organizations:
Association for International Students
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
After Hours, Calliope, CHOICES, GAMMA, Gay Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, Janus, Raider Programming Board, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Students for Environmental Awareness, pre-health professionals, American Marketing, Model UN, Law and Justice, College Democrats, College Republicans; College History, Advancement of Management, American Chemical and Physics Students Societies; Ohio Collegiate Music Education, Student National Education, Women Students, Residence Hall, Sport Business, and National Science Teachers Associations; anime, cooking, foreign language, geology, psychology, sociology, accounting, exercise science, and student athletic training clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Larry Kehres,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Suzy Venet,
SWA
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Purple Raider
Athletic conference memberships: Ohio Athletic 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 golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
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: 42%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 55%
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, racquetball court, swimming pool, track, weight room; aerobics and cardio rooms
Intramural/Recreational sports:
dance, flag football, skiing, softball, swimming, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Canton, OH (20 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cleveland, OH (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Alliance, OH (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Canton, OH (15 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 35%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 22% immediately, 22% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Cleveland State University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Akron, University of Toledo, Walsh University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 92% within six months of graduation, 98% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Advantage Marketing, area hospitals, area school systems, area insurance firms, area health/wellness facilities, area banks and financial institutions, CIA, Cinta Document Management, federal agencies, KDKA/Pittsburgh, Mobile Bay Bears Sports Organization, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Timken.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Brian Stafford, retired director, U.S. Secret Service
  • Vince Marotta, inventor, Mr. Coffee, Pierre Garcon, NFL - Washington Redskins.

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