Independent, Coed

Suburban 38-acre campus with easy access to Los Angeles

Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Postbachelor's Certificates (also offers continuing education program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile)

$40,240 includes full-time tuition ($29,800) and room and board ($10,440). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, location, program, and student level. Part-time tuition: $845 per unit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, location, program, and student level
(Cost includes full-time tuition plus additional fees such as room and board and mandatory fees)

Moderately difficult , 68% of applicants were admitted

 

 

Admission: 1,452 applied; 989 admitted; 333 enrolled Average high school GPA: 3.32

·                  SAT critical reading scores over 500 49%

·                  SAT math scores over 500 48%

·                  SAT writing scores over 500 49%

·                  ACT scores over 18 75%

·                  SAT critical reading scores over 600 10%

·                  SAT math scores over 600 13%

·                  SAT writing scores over 600 8%

·                  ACT scores over 24 23%

·                  SAT critical reading scores over 700 1%

·                  ACT scores over 30 5%

 

Options: electronic application, deferred entrance
Application fee: $50
Required: essay or personal statement, high school transcript, 2 letters of recommendation
Recommended: interview
Notification: continuous (freshmen), continuous (transfers)

Comprehensive Costs: $40,240 includes full-time tuition ($29,800) and room and board ($10,440). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, location, program, and student level. Part-time tuition: $845 per unit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, location, program, and student level

Room and board: College room only: $5620. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility

Payment plans: Installment, deferred payment

Waivers: Employees or children of employees

Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2009, 1,255 applied for aid, 1,187 were judged to have need, 148 had their need fully met
In 2009, 160 non-need-based awards were made
Average percent of need met: 60%
Average financial aid package: $24,932
Average need-based loan: $4889
Average need-based gift aid: $11,941
Average non-need-based aid: $15,146
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $25,491

 

Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Postbachelor's Certificates (also offers continuing education program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile)

Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences; Environmental Biology
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
Accounting; Business Administration and Management; E-Commerce; International Business/Trade/Commerce; Marketing/Marketing Management
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs
Broadcast Journalism; Communication/Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Journalism
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Computer Science
Engineering
Computer Engineering
English Language And Literature/Letters
English
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Child Development
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
Comparative Literature; French; Spanish
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
Athletic Training; Health/Health-Care Administration
History
History
Legal Professions And Studies
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
General Studies; Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mathematics And Statistics
Mathematics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Behavioral Sciences; International/Global Studies; Natural Sciences
Natural Resources And Conservation
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy; Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry; Physics
Psychology
Psychology
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
Public Administration
Social Sciences
Anthropology; Criminology; Economics; International Relations and Affairs; Political Science and Government; Social Sciences; Sociology
Visual And Performing Arts
Art; Art History, Criticism and Conservation; Dramatic/Theater Arts; Music

 

 

1,540 undergraduate students, 59% women, 41% men, 7% transferred in, 7% African American, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 39% Hispanic American, 0.7% Native American

1% representing 5 other countries

29% live on campus

 

Options: Coed, women-only, disabled students, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman campus housing is guaranteed
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, radio and television station, choral group, Latino Student Forum, African-American Student Association, Associated Students Federation, Alpha Kappa Psi, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations: Latino Student Forum, African-American Student Association, Associated Students Federation, Alpha Kappa Psi
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access
Student services: Health clinic, personal/psychological counseling

Special study options: Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, distance learning, double majors, English as a second language, freshman honors college, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Army (c)
School Calendar: 4-1-4

 

Total: 394
Full-time: 48% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

 

Member: NCAA, Division: All Division III

Baseball (m), basketball, cross-country running, football (m), golf (m), soccer, softball (w), swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball (w), water polo

Baseball M, basketball M/W, cross-country running M/W, football M, golf M, soccer M/W, softball W, swimming and diving M/W, tennis M/W, track and field M/W, volleyball W, water polo M/W

 

 

Main Library Name: Wilson Library
Collection: 196,842 titles; 28,178 serial subscriptions; 2,721 audiovisual materials

 

 

Non-need financial aid available. For fall 2008 (estimated), 8 international students on campus received college administered financial aid ($5000 average).