| Name |
Southern Polytechnic State University |
| Address |
1100 S. Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-2896 |
| Website |
http://www.spsu.edu |
| Email |
admissions@spsu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
27% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
5% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
70% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
27% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (28%), apartment for single students (72%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
53% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
47% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
11 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
232 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
70% |
| Nearest Airport |
Atlanta, GA (20) |
| Nearest Train |
Atlanta, GA (15) |
| Nearest Bus |
Marietta, GA (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
90% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
18% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
3,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Athletics, Goat Night, Casino Night, Discipline-specific speakers |
| Student Activities |
jazz band, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper |
| Num Organizations |
70 |
| Honor Societies |
Delta Mu Delta Management, Phi Psi ATET, Sigma Lambda Chi Construction, Tau Alpha Pi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Club, Baptist Student Union, Muslim Students Association |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Students Association, Black Student Association, Chinese Friendship Association, Indian Student Association, International Student Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Aerial Robotics Team, Amateur Radio Club, Ambassadors, American Association of Textile Colorists & Chemists (AATCC), American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), American Institute of Contractors (AIC), American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Campus Activities Board (CAB), Concrete Canoe (ASCE), Contractor's Guild, General Builders, General Engineering of Autonomous Robots (GEAR), Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Intergreek Council (IGC), Knights of Darkness Chess Club, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), National Organization of Woman Architects (NOWA), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Southern Polytechnic Soccer Club, Steel Bridge Team (ASCE), Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia (SAMSOG), Women in Architecture |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Sting (monthly) |
| Num Frats |
7 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
5% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1948 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
3,330 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
3,401,154 |
| Application Deadline |
August 1 |
| Application Fee |
20 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
3,322 in-state, 11,578 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
5,610 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
96% |
| Job One Year |
100% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
E-Trade, Lockheed Martin, Georgia DOT, Southwire Company, Facility Group, Worldspan, CW Matthews, CNN, Shaw Industries, Delta Airlines, Siemens Energy & Automation, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Newcomb & Boyd, Milliken & Co., UPS, Archer Western Contractors |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
120,764 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,124 |
| Num Microforms |
57,570 |
| Num Audiovisual |
52 |
| Num Ebooks |
9 |
| Library Facilities |
N/A |
| Museums |
N/A |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
800 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
60 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
100 |
| Num Wired Labs |
60 |
| Num Wired Other |
500 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| 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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