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Saint Vincent College

Saint Vincent College
300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650-2690

Official telephone: (724) 532-6600
Fax number: (724) 805-2507
Website: www.stvincent.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,652
Full-time undergraduates: 1,590
Part-time undergraduates: 62
Total graduate students: 205
Full-time graduate students: 108
Part-time graduate students: 97
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 19%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Hispanic/Latino
85.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
84.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
3.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Saint Vincent College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Latrobe, PA
Population of city/town: 8,338
Nearest major city: Pittsburgh, PA
Distance of nearest major city: 35 miles
Population of nearest major city: 305,841
Online campus map: www.stvincent.edu/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing is not guaranteed beyond fourth year.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 73%
Percent of students who live off campus: 27%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 78%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing 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: 281
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network, platform-neutral environment.
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:
Special collections. Rare books.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, nature reserve.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, 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 transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Review
Number of honor societies: 15
Total number of registered organizations: 50
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Visionaries of H.O.P.E.
International student organizations:
International Student Union
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Best Buddies, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, pep band, Respect Life, Students for Social Justice, Women in Business; Mythopoetic and Pre‐Law Societies; ad, anthropology, art, ballroom broadcast, chess, commuter, Democrat, education, environmental awareness, Gilbert/Sullivan, English, history, music, politics, psychology, sociology, swing dance, finance, marketing, health/fitness, chemistry, life science, and physics clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Father Myron Kirsch, O.S.B.,
Athletic Director
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Bearcats
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, Presidents' Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballno 
Men's golfyesNCAA 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 (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfyesNCAA 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 (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 40%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 65%
Athletic facilities:
fitness center, fields, outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, cheerleading, dance, dodgeball, equestrian sports, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
equestrian sports, ice hockey, rugby
Club sports for women:
equestrian sports, rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Pittsburgh, PA (60 miles)
Nearest other airport: Latrobe, PA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger train service: Latrobe, PA (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Latrobe, PA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 22%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 30% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 60% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Bechtel Plant Apparatus, DG Sisterson, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Mellon, PNC Bank, U.S. Steel.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B., Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey and Chancellor of Saint Vincent College
  • James F. Will, retired CEO of Armco Steel, and President Emeritus of Saint Vincent College
  • Herbert Boyer, Founder of Genentech.

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