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ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

Assumption College
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609

Official telephone: (508) 767-7000
Fax number: (508) 756-1780

Website: www.assumption.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 848 men, 1,276 women, 2,124 total
Full-time undergraduates: 841 men, 1,258 women, 2,099 total
Part-time undergraduates: 7 men, 18 women, 25 total
Total graduate students: 78 men, 249 women, 327 total
Full-time graduate students: 14 men, 85 women, 99 total
Part-time graduate students: 64 men, 164 women, 228 total
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: 32%
First-year student breakdown:
2.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.5% Hispanic
74.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
16.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
1.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.1% Hispanic
82.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
11.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Assumption College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 175 acres
City or town school is located in: Worcester
Population of city/town: 165,000
Nearest major city: Boston
Distance of nearest major city: 40 miles
Online campus map: www.assumption.edu/
admiss/visiting/
campusmap.html

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):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Freshman housing, Living/Learning center, substance free housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live off campus: 11%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 65%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, Visitation policy.
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: 225
Other computer facilities/services: technology center.
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.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Academic studies institutes.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, 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 library, job bank, job placement, time management workshop, portfolio development.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 71%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, television station
School newspaper(s): Le Provocateur (weekly)
Number of honor societies: 8
Total number of registered organizations: 50
Campus-based religious organizations:
Alpha and Omega, Campus Ministry, Communitas, Ecumenical Institute
Minority student organizations:
World Cultures Alliance
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
glee club, concert and pep bands, musical theatre, drama group, lectures, film society, campus activities board, Knights of Columbus, ski club, numerous other student groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ted Paulauskas,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Kerry Phayre
School mascot: Greyhounds
Athletic conference memberships: ECAC Northeast Ice Hockey League (Division III);Northeast-10 Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 40%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: Providence, Rhode Island (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Worcester (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Worcester (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 17%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 25% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Assumption College, Worcester State College, University of Massachusetts Boston, Simmons College, Providence College
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 73% within one year of graduation



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