| Name |
Beloit College |
| Address |
700 College Avenue
Beloit, WI 53511 |
| Website |
http://www.beloit.edu |
| Email |
admiss@beloit.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
93% |
| Percent Fraternity |
15% |
| Percent Sorority |
5% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
98% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
93% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (70%), women's dorms (4%), sorority housing (2%), fraternity housing (7%), apartment for single students (6%), other housing options (11%) |
| College Owned Singles |
43% |
| College Owned Doubles |
48% |
| College Owned Triples |
3% |
| College Owned Apartments |
6% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
38 |
| Sprinkler System |
8% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
40 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
98% |
| Nearest Airport |
Chicago (70), Milwaukee (70) |
| Nearest Train |
Chicago (70) |
| Nearest Bus |
Beloit (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
25% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
69% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Folk and Blues (2-day festival), Multi-Cultural Fair, Pride Month, Women's Week, Model UN, Mock Trial, Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival, Kublacan Gaming Festival, International Symposium Day, Symposium Day |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station |
| Num Organizations |
60 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma Iota, Psi Chi, Mortar Board |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Am Yisrael, Interfaith Council, Christian Fellowship |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Dance and Drum, Black Students United, Native American Education Society, Voces Latinas, Arabic Club, Chinese Club, Japan Club, Spanish Club, Russian Club, International Club, German Club, French Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AIDS Task Force, Alliance, Amnesty International, Anthropology Club, Badminton CLub, Ballroom Dance, Beloit College Democrats, Beloit Peace and Justice, Beloit Science Fiction/Fantasy Association, Ceramics Club, Cigar Aficionado, College Bowl, Fencing, French Club, Improv, Geology Club, German Club, Habitat for Humanity, International Club, Japan Club, Juggling Club, Lawn Sports Club, Martial Arts Club, Nontraditional Students, Outdoor Environmental Club, Photography Club, Rowing Club, Russian Club, SCUBA, Sequential Artists Association, Ski/Snowboarding Club, Society for Creative Anachronisms, Spanish Club, Take Back the Night, Triathalon, Video/Audio Club, WBCR, Womyn's Center, Yoga Club, Alpha Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Theta Pi Gamma, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Gamma Lambda, Art Club, Badminton Club, Bellydance Club, Biology Club, Beloit Fair Labor Action Network, Bike, Bookmaking Club, Breakdance and Dance Revolution Club, Entreprenuerial Club, Model UN |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Roundtable (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
3 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
3 |
| Percent Frat Members |
15% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
2 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
5% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1846 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,385 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
106,228,117 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
28,350 |
| Room Board |
6,162 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, day care, health service |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| 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 |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
46% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, US Government, Kemper Insurance, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Smithsonian Institute |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
710,023 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,732 |
| Num Microforms |
140,965 |
| Num Audiovisual |
7,315 |
| Num Ebooks |
36,117 |
| Library Facilities |
Digital/analog video and sound editing equipment, software; classroom technology support and equipment; College Archives, special collections including Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Collection, Beloit Poetry Journal Collection, Kull Collection on Woodrow Wilson, Rheingold Collection on F.D. Roosevelt, and Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs Collection of Wisconsin authors; U.S. government documentary depository collection; data jacks available for laptop computer users' connection to the campus network; equipment/software for users with disabilities. |
| Museums |
Wright Museum of Art, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Center for Language Study, Student Run Market Research Company (BELMARK), Alfred S. Thompson Observatory, Public Accesss Television Studio, WBCR Radio Station, Center for Entreprenuership and Liberal Education at Beloit, Gallery ABBA (Art of Business and the Business of Art) |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
250 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
62 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
60 |
| Num Wired Labs |
45 |
| Num Wired Other |
2,025 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
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 |
600 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| 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) |
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