| Name |
Alma College |
| Address |
614 W. Superior Street
Alma, MI 48801-1599 |
| Website |
http://www.alma.edu |
| Email |
admissions@alma.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
83% |
| Percent Fraternity |
16.8% |
| Percent Sorority |
26.3% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
65% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
83% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (70%), women's dorms (18%), sorority housing (4%), fraternity housing (4%), apartment for single students (1%), special housing for disabled students (1%), other housing options (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
18% |
| College Owned Doubles |
79% |
| College Owned Triples |
2% |
| College Owned Apartments |
1% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
24 |
| Sprinkler System |
38% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
125 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
65% |
| Nearest Airport |
Freeland (45), Lansing (50) |
| Nearest Train |
East Lansing (50) |
| Nearest Bus |
East Lansing (50) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
57% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
36% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
800 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Central Michigan University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Homecoming, All Nighter, Songfest, Honors Day |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
96 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Mu Gamma, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Chi Epsilon Mu, Epsilon Sigma Epsilon, Exercise & Health Science Honor Society, Gamma Delta Alpha, Kappa Pi Zeta, Lambda Pi Eta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Rho Chi Epsilon, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Zeta, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Catholic Student Organization, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, New Life Campus Ministries, Ten25 |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alma College Republicans, Alma College Democrats, Amnesty International, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, International Club, Model United Nations, Students Against Sweatshops, Students Offering Service, Students in Free Enterprise, Students United for Nature |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Almanian (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
5 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
5 |
| Percent Frat Members |
17% |
| Num Sororities |
5 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
5 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
26% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1886 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Presbyterian |
| Academic Calendar |
Other |
| Undergrad Body |
1,284 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
95,035,662 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
22,380 |
| Room Board |
7,774 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, health service |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
65% |
| Job One Year |
75% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Accotek, Deloitte and Touche, Dow Corning, Ernst and Young, Hewitt Associates, James Martin and Company, National Bank of Detroit, State of Michigan |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
No |
| Num Books |
266,554 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,583 |
| Num Microforms |
244,591 |
| Num Audiovisual |
8,400 |
| Num Ebooks |
6,163 |
| Library Facilities |
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) catalog utility used; Innovative Interfaces, Inc. used for computerized retrieval system; 27 commercial online services available. |
| Museums |
Planetarium, state-of-the-art science facilities in the Dow Science Center and Kapp Laboratory Center, McIntyre Center for Exercise and Health Science. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
274 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
50 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
40 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
20 |
| 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 |
2,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Mac |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
