| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
3,861 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,645 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
216 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
20% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.3% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 72.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 4.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.2% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 78.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.9% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
92 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Altoona |
| Population of city/town: |
46,148 |
| Nearest major city: |
Pittsburgh |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
95 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
306,211 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- other housing including Suites, special-interest housing.
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| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
25% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
75% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| 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: |
library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
330 |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance, Learning and writing centers. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, religious, Substance abuse and financial counseling. |
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| Career placement services: |
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resumé assistance, alumni services |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tutors, reader services |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Religious student groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Jazz and pep bands; music ensembles, Lion Ambassadors, Liberty Society, ROTC Rangers, adult student organization, outing club; choral, academic, dance/drama, veteran, and service groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Fredina Ingold,
Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
navy blue and white |
| School mascot: |
Lions |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NCAA (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cheerleading | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cheerleading | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, baseball, basketball, football, golf, ice hockey, judo, racquetball, skiing, skin diving, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathlon, volleyball, weight lifting |
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| Club sports for men: |
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ice hockey, roller hockey, volleyball |
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| Club sports for women: |
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cheerleading |
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| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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