| Name |
Shorter College |
| Address |
315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, GA 30165-4298 |
| Website |
http://www.shorter.edu |
| Email |
admissions@shorter.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
62% |
| Percent Fraternity |
7% |
| Percent Sorority |
32% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
20% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
62% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (45%), men's dorms (35%), apartment for single students (20%) |
| College Owned Singles |
13% |
| College Owned Doubles |
40% |
| College Owned Triples |
27% |
| College Owned Apartments |
20% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
11 |
| Sprinkler System |
64% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
150 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
20% |
| Nearest Airport |
Atlanta (75), Chattanooga (80) |
| Nearest Train |
Atlanta (75) |
| Nearest Bus |
none |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
75% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
20% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,200 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Midnight Breakfast (faculty/staff serve students), Moonshine Run, Homecoming, Hillfest (competitive games), theatrical productions, Chorale concerts, |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
29 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi, Argonauts (senior local), Alpha Sigma (sophomore local), Beta Beta Beta, Lambda Pi Eta, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Shorter Christian Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students, Episcopal Student Association, Presbyterian Student Association |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Shorter NET (interracial), Shorter International Student Organization |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha (music), Shorter Relations Society (assists Admissions), cheerleaders, American Chemical Society, Art Students' League, Eta Pi Sigma History Club, Mu Alpha Theta Math Club, Phi Chi Theta (business), Allied Health Club, Shorter Players (theater), Speech Communication Association, Student Georgia Association of Educators, Student National Association of Teachers of Singing; handbell choir; auditioned and non-auditioned choral groups. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Periscope (twice monthly); |
| Num Frats |
2 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
7% |
| Num Sororities |
2 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
32% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1873 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Baptist |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
967 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
19,371,207 |
| Application Deadline |
August 17 |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
14,300 |
| Room Board |
6,600 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
math, writing |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
84% |
| Job Two Years |
85% |
| Firms |
Educational Institutions, Health Care Institutions, Accounting and Banking Institutions, Churches and Missions |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
135,806 |
| Num Subscriptions |
582 |
| Num Microforms |
7,592 |
| Num Audiovisual |
5,227 |
| Num Ebooks |
38,312 |
| Library Facilities |
N/A |
| Museums |
The College Museum, housed in the Welcome Center building, documents the 130-year history of the college. |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
75 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
10 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
65 |
| Num Wired Other |
550 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,200 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
