| Name |
Transylvania University |
| Address |
300 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508-1797 |
| Website |
http://www.transy.edu |
| Email |
admissions@transy.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
77% |
| Percent Fraternity |
50% |
| Percent Sorority |
50% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
66% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
77% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (20%), women's dorms (47%), men's dorms (32%), apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
10% |
| College Owned Doubles |
90% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
0% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
9 |
| Sprinkler System |
11% |
| Fire Alarms |
67% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
46 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
66% |
| Nearest Airport |
Lexington, Ky. (6), Louisville, Ky. (80) |
| Nearest Train |
Cincinnati, Ohio (75) |
| Nearest Bus |
Lexington, Ky. (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
85% |
| School Employment |
No |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
36% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Kentucky) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Kentucky) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
T Day Ball, May Term Festival, Martin Luther King Celebration, African American History Month, Women's History Month, Kenan Lecture Series. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
40 |
| Honor Societies |
Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Holleian Society, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Psi Chi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Delta Pi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Disciples on Campus, Campus Crusade, Transylvania Catholic Organization, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Transy Bible Study. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Diversity Action Council |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Service Organizations, Transylvania Democrats, Transylvania Republicans, Student Activities Board, Student Alumni Association, Student Government Association, Optimist Club, Student Orientation Leader, Student Judicial Board |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Rambler (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
50% |
| Num Sororities |
4 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
50% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1780 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Academic Calendar |
Other |
| Undergrad Body |
1,151 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
127,114,000 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
30 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
20,950 |
| Room Board |
6,850 |
| Basic |
placement service, health service |
| Remedial |
writing |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
55% |
| Job One Year |
5% |
| Job Two Years |
5% |
| Firms |
Lexmark, IBM, Crowe Chizek, Eli Lilly, National City Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Mariott, Public and Private School System, Kentucky State Government |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
124,949 |
| Num Subscriptions |
500 |
| Num Microforms |
13,348 |
| Num Audiovisual |
2,214 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
The library houses the University archives and a number of special collections including the Clara S. Peck Collection, the Old Medical Library, and the J. Winston Coleman Jr. Kentuckiana Collection. The library is a member of the Southeastern Library network, which provides access to the OCLC database of 47 million titles for interlibrary loan and cataloging purposes, and the Kentucky Virtual Library, which provides more than 40 online databases and a courier service to deliver materials among Kentucky libraries. The Technology Learning Center, located on the lower level of the library, offers assistance with technical projects and the Educational Resources Center, housed in the library, offers education students a teacher planning laboratory. |
| Museums |
L.A. Brown Science Center designed to meet the demands of the university's programs in the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics. Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education includes classrooms, faculty officies, the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, a high tech, multi-media classroom, a computer/teaching lab, and a specialized classroom for training education majors. |
| 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 |
120 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
720 |
| Num Wired Labs |
250 |
| Num Wired Other |
200 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
250 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| 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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
