Augusta State University provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic • career • personal • minority students • military • veterans. Recognizing that some students may need extra preparation, Augusta State University offers remedial and refresher courses in: reading • writing • math • study skills. Annually, 71 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Augusta State University include: Georgia State Merit System • Governor’s Intern Program • Southtrust Bank Georgia Department of Audits.
Support for Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities may take advantage of specific support programs offered by Augusta State University. If necessary, the college will grant additional time to students with learning disabilities to complete their degree. Also, a lightened course load may be granted to LD students. Students with learning disabilities will find the following programs at Augusta State University extremely useful: remedial math • remedial English • remedial reading • learning center • testing accommodations • extended time for tests • take-home exam • oral tests • readers • typist/scribe • note-taking services • reading machines • tape recorders • diagnostic testing service • priority registration. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management • organizational skills • learning strategies • writing labs • math labs • study skills. An advisor/advocate from the Testing & Disability Service is available to students.
How to Get Admitted
For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: state of residency. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. According to the admissions office: Admission based on eligibility index of standardized test scores and GPA; minimum eligibility index of 1830 required.
Highlights
Admissions
Applicants: 2,575
Accepted: 1,571
Acceptance rate: 61.0%
Average GPA: 3.0
ACT range: Not reported
SAT Math range: 430-550
SAT Reading range: 430-550
SAT Writing range: Not reported
Deadlines
Early Action: No
Early Decision: No
Regular Action: 7/1 (final)
Common Application: Not accepted
Financial Aid
In-state tuition: $3,098
Out-of-state tuition: $12,390
Room: Varies
Board: Varies
Books: $1,000
Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 45%
Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 51%
Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 70%
Avg. aid package (freshmen): $3,289
Avg. aid package (undergrads): $3,522
Freshmen receiving merit-based aid: 3%
Undergrads rec. merit-based aid: 12%
Avg. debt upon graduation: $5,914
School Spirit
Mascot: Jaguars
How to Pay for College
To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Augusta State University participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • general need-based awards • Federal Pell grants • state scholarships and grants • college-based scholarships and grants • private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants • general need-based awards • state scholarships and grants • creative arts and performance awards • special achievements and activities awards • special characteristics awards • athletic scholarships • ROTC scholarships.
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY
2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205
Admissions: 800-274-4723 • Financial Aid: 800-274-4723
Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.bellarmine.edu
From the College
“Bellarmine University is an independent Catholic university educating students of many faiths, ages, nations and cultures through undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and professional studies.
“Here we seek to foster a thoughtful, informed consideration of serious ideas, values and issues, time-honored and contemporary, across a broad range of compelling concerns that are regional, national and international. Thus we strive to be worthy of our foundational motto: ‘In Veritatis Amore, In the Love of Truth.’
“Our lush 137-acre campus currently comprises more than 30 buildings including the W.L. Lyons Brown Library, the Norton Health Science Center and halls that are home to the nursing, education, and the arts and sciences. Bellarmine has six residence halls (with a seventh currently under construction), a chapel, campus center and university quadrangle. Our recreational facilities include indoor and outdoor tennis courts; fitness center; golf course and athletic fields including a state-of-the-art Frazier Stadium that’s home to lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and track and field. Our campus on three hills and our award-winning architecture evoke the beautiful Italian hill towns of Tuscany, birthplace of our patron.”
Campus Setting
Bellarmine, founded in 1950, is a private university, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. After merging with Ursuline College in 1968, Bellarmine became coed. Colleges/Schools include: Arts and Sciences, the Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing & Health Sciences, the W. Fielding Rubel School of Business, the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education and the School of Continuing and Professional School. Its 135-acre campus is located in Louisville. A four-year private institution, Bellarmine University has an enrollment of 3,090 students. In addition to a large, well-stocked library, the campus also has the Thomas Merton Center. Bellarmine University provides on-campus housing with 466 units that can accommodate 966 students. Housing options include: coed dorms • women’s dorms • men’s dorms • special housing for disabled students. Recreation and sports facilities include: baseball and softball fields • golf course • gymnasium • recreation and fitness center • soccer stadium • tennis courts • track.
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