| Name |
Alderson-Broaddus College |
| Address |
College Hill
Philippi, WV 26416 |
| Website |
http://www.ab.edu |
| Email |
admissions@ab.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
47% |
| Percent Fraternity |
2% |
| Percent Sorority |
3% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
40% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
47% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (70%), women's dorms (20%), apartments for married students (10%) |
| College Owned Singles |
0% |
| College Owned Doubles |
15% |
| College Owned Triples |
75% |
| College Owned Apartments |
10% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
4 |
| Sprinkler System |
0% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
170 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
40% |
| Nearest Airport |
Pittsburgh, PA (150), Clarksburg, W (35) |
| Nearest Train |
Clarksburg, WV (35) |
| Nearest Bus |
Clarksburg, WV (35) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
95% |
| School Employment |
No |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
N/A |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| 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, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Homecoming/Parents Weekend; Christmas Festival Concert; AWS Rose Banquet; Senior Men's Banquet; Student Leadership Banquet; Spring Festival Weekend; Music Department Recitals; Late Night Breakfasts during Finals; Annual Faculty/Staff Served Meals; Haunted Halls; Freshman Orientation; Whatever Wednesdays; Monte Carlo Night; Life size Monopoly Tournament; Organizational Olympics; Winterfest; Final Fling; Special Olympics; Relay for Life; Texas Holdem Tournament; Assasination Game; |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
41 |
| Honor Societies |
The Silver Key Society; Alpha Psi Omega (Theater); Phi Beta Lambda (Business, Accounting or MIS Majors); |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Campus Ministries, AB Student Mission Team, Association of Women's Studies (AWS), Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA); |
| International Organizations |
N/A |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AAPA/Hu C. Myers Society (Physician Assistant student organization); A-B Ambassadors (Admissions Office student organization); A-B Collegiate 4-H; A-B Writers; Alpha Beta Nu (Alderson-Broaddus Student Nurses); Association of Women Students (AWS); Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM); Battler Columns; Battler Yearbook; Brass Choir; Campus Activities Board; Chapel Choir; Chi Signma Nu sorority; Concert Band; Concert Choir; Coucil for Exceptional Children (Education students); College Players (Students involved in theater); Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Freshman Class Officers; Handbell Choir; Jazz Band; Junior Class Officers; Lambda Sigma Phi sorority; Men's Hall Council; Outdoor Club; Panhellenic Council; Phi Delta Sigma fraternity; Phi Kappa Delta sorority; Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (male Music students); Senior Class Officers; Sophomore Class Officers; Student American Choral Directors Association; Student Athletic Advisory Committee; Student Educator's Association; Student Government Association; Students In Free Enterprise (Business students); Student Music Educator's National Conference; Students Learning in Community Education (community service); The West Virginians (12-member semi-professional music group); WQAB Radio/W9AB Television; Zeta Alpha Gamma (Science students) |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Battler Columns - 4 issues per academic year |
| Num Frats |
1 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
2% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
3% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1871 |
| Religious Affiliation |
American Baptist |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
648 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
12,721,008 |
| Application Deadline |
August 25 |
| Application Fee |
10 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
19,090 |
| Room Board |
6,150 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
85% |
| Job One Year |
88% |
| Job Two Years |
95% |
| Firms |
United Hospital Center (Clarksburg, WV)
Ruby Memorial Hospital (Morgantown, WV)
Davis Memorial Hospital (Elkins, WV)
Monogalia General Hospital (Morgantown, WV)
Lockheed-Martin
Alderson-Broaddus College |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
100,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
9,000 |
| Num Microforms |
N/A |
| Num Audiovisual |
700 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
Archeological Artifact display in the Registrar's Office of New Main |
| Museums |
Campbell's School House - A one-room school house contributed by a group of donors. Displays early 20th centrury learning materials. |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
95 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
No |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
0 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
0 |
| Num Wired Labs |
30 |
| Num Wired Other |
800 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
30 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
