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Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor University
106 East Main Street
Spring Arbor, MI 49283-9799

Official telephone: (517) 750-1200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 968-0011
Fax number: (517) 750-6634
Website: www.arbor.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,721
Full-time undergraduates: 1,896
Part-time undergraduates: 825
Total graduate students: 1,011
Full-time graduate students: 648
Part-time graduate students: 363
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: 11%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Hispanic/Latino
82.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
2.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
City or town school is located in: Spring Arbor, MI
Population of city/town: 2,242
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch sites in Battle Creek, Bay City, Dearborn, Flint, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Petoskey, and Traverse City.
Nearest major city: Lansing, MI
Distance of nearest major city: 45 miles
Population of nearest major city: 113,972
Online campus map: www.arbor.edu/
about-spring-arbor-university/
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):
  • women's dorms (54%)
  • men's dorms (32%)
  • single-student apartments (6%)
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including University-owned houses. (8%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried, full-time students under age 22 must live on campus unless financially independent or living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 60%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

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: 441
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:
Trading center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, 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, career counseling.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Pulse, published biweekly
Number of honor societies: 3
Total number of registered organizations: 50
Campus-based religious organizations:
Action Jackson, Band of Brothers, Children's Ministry, Circle of Sisters, Deeper Water, Fusion, Heartside Homeless, Youth Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Multicultural Student Organization
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert choir, jazz band, bandfire, Students in Free Enterprise, Student Congress; psychology and social work clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ryan Cottingham,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Ryan Frost,
Assistant Athletic Director
School colors: navy and gold
School mascot: Cougars
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Crossroads League

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
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: 15%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts; soccer and softball fields; baseball diamond, batting cages, fieldhouse, gymnasium, outdoor track, weight room, swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand)

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Detroit (75 miles)
Nearest other airport: Lansing, MI (45 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Jackson, MI (10 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Jackson, MI (10 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: poor
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% immediately, 29% within one year of graduation, 41% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, Spring Arbor University, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Western Michigan University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 64% within six months of graduation, 85% within one year of graduation, 91% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Accounting firms, advertising and public relation agencies, radio/TV/film agencies, school districts in Michigan, social service agencies.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Leslie Dietzman, president, Berean Christian Stores
  • Llyod Ganton, CEO, Lloyd Ganton Retirement Centers Inc.
  • Rick Herter, renowned artist.

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