| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,388 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
775 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
613 |
| Total graduate students: |
203 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
50 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
153 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
23 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
13% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.5% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 15.6% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 18.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 59.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 14.6% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 62.2% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.1% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.9% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
84 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Allentown,PA |
| Population of city/town: |
119,104 |
| Nearest major city: |
Philadelphia |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
65 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,560,297 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
73% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
26% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
74% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family within a 30-mile radius. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
35% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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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: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
300 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| 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: |
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Art galleries, museum, arboretum, sculpture garden, fluorescent microscope; forensic science/engineering, nursing, and nutrition labs; aquatic, fitness, and bioinformatics centers. |
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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 |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
75% |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Crestiad, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
20 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
59 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Fellowship, Hillel |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Union, Saudi Student Association; Cultural Connections and Spanish clubs |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Student Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Amnesty International, Best Buddies, Campus Girls Scouts, Earthquake, Entrepreneurs, Forensic Science Student Organization, Honor and Judicial Board, Needles and Hooks, Otaku's Anonymous, OutThere, Peace Coalition, Rhythmic Divas Step Team, Rights for All, Student Activities Board, Take Back The Night, Two for Four, Great Outdoor Women; Student Dietetic and Student Nursing Associations; Arts, Buskin, legal, political, Human Resource Management, and Pre‐Med Societies; communications, commuter, conservation, literary, radio, sociology/social work, investment, biology, chemistry, genetic engineering, and neuroscience clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Allen Snook,
Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
black and gold |
| School mascot: |
Falcon |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
15% |
| Club sports for women: |
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soccer, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Allentown, PA (10 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Philadelphia (65 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Philadelphia, PA (65 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Allentown, PA (2 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
59% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Case Western Reserve University, Cedar Crest College, Chestnut Hill College, College of Saint Elizabeth, Drexel University, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Marywood University, Monmuoth University, Moravian College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Southern New Hampshire University, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Villanova University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
35% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Lehigh Valley Health Network, Melmark - New England, Merck, Olympus, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PNC Bank, Silliker, St. Luke's University Hospital Network. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Robi Shalotsky Ludwig, nationally known psychotherapist, award-winning reporter
- Jennifer L. Weinberg, preventative and lifestyle medicine physician, environmental health expert, speaker and author of The Whole Cure
- Katherine Sauter McCarter, executive director, publisher, Ecological Society of America.
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