College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1887 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
4-1-4 |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,327 |
Local Setting: |
Suburban |
Endowment: |
$64,283,152 |
Application Deadline: |
Rolling |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
Selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$28,206 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$8,542 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
68 |
Honor Societies: |
Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Pi Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Delta Phi Upsilon, Lambda Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Nu Mu Rho, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Tau, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Whittier College Christian Fellowship, Newman Club, Jewish Student Union |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Akwaaba, Hispanic Students Association, M. E. Ch. A. , Asian Students Association, Black Student Union, Bulgarian Club, Chinese Club, French Club, Hawaiian Islanders Club, International Club, Native American Student Association, Spanish Club |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) AOTK, Alpha Psi Omega, Asian Student Assn. , Biology Club, BGLAD, Chemistry Club, Chinese Club, Circle K, Classic Car Club, COAL, Dil Se, French Club, Guitar Club, Hawaiian Islanders Club, International Club, IRC, OMEP, Outdoors Club, Photography Club, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Psychology Club, RMN Republican Club, Sigma Pi Sigma, Social Work Council, Society of Physics Students, Spanish Club, Students for Community Medicine, College Choir, Coed Cheer Squad, Dance Team, Martial Arts Club, Women to Women, Acropolis, COR, Freshman Class Council, IRHA, Interclub, Program Board |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Quaker Campus (weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
4 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
5% |
Number of Sororities: |
5 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
11% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Fourteen different high school and elementary school districts, 21st Century Insurance, Adidas America,American Eagle Airlines, Americorps, Applied Behavior Consultants Inc., Bank of America, California Science Center Foundation, Cornell Medical School, C |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
297,613 |
Library Facilities: |
Quaker Collection, Richard M. Nixon Collection, Jessamyn West Collection, Jan de Hartog Collection |
Museums |
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts; Fairchild Collection (aerial photography); Faculty Master Houses; The Broadoaks Children's School; GTE Language Resource Center; W.M. Keck Image Processing Laboratory; Analytical Instrumentation and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Research Laboratory |
Computers Available: |
312 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
10 |
Wired Labs: |
200 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
1,000 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (75%) |
Sprinkler System: |
56% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
75 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Los Angeles (27), Long Beach (20) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Fullerton (12) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Norwalk (7) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
Navy ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
Popular Events: |
SportsFest, Diverse Identities Week, Spring Sing, Luminarias, Helping Hands Day |
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