| Name |
Alverno College |
| Address |
3400 S. 43rd Street, PO Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922 |
| Website |
http://www.alverno.edu |
| Email |
admissions@alverno.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
13% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
2% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
30% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
13% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (100%) |
| College Owned Singles |
30% |
| College Owned Doubles |
70% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
2 |
| Sprinkler System |
0% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
47 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
30% |
| Nearest Airport |
Milwaukee, WI (10), Chicago, Illinois (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Milwaukee, WI (10) |
| Nearest Bus |
Milwaukee, WI (10) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
90% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
N/A |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Marquette University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Marquette University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Celebrate Cultures Week; Community Day; Homecoming; Boo Bash; Hip Hop Week; Passport to Success; Leadershop; Weekly Roundtable Discussion; Alverno Idol; Little Sweethearts Party; Giving Thanks Week; Spirit Week; Love Your Body Week; Alverno Presents Performing Arts Series; Rotunda Ball |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, student newspaper |
| Num Organizations |
30 |
| Honor Societies |
N/A |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Cultural Kaleidoscope, Hispanic Women of Alverno, Muslim Student Association, Women of Asian Ethnicity; |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alpha, student newspaper; Alverno College Ambassadors; Alverno College Student Nurses Association; Alverno Institute of Management Accountants, Student Chapter; Alverno Student Education Organization; Artourage; Association for Computing Machinery, Student Chapter; Association for Women in Communication; Circle K; Club Clio; Community Advisors; Inferno Heat Dance Team; Inside Out, literary journal; Meeting of the Minds, Association of Pre-Health Professionals; PAGE Board, Programming Activities and Great Events; Peer Advisors; Pi Sigma Epsilon Delta Omicron Chapter; Pre Law Society; Psych Forum; Rainbow Alliance; Residence Hall Association; Society of Human Resource Management; Student Athlete Advisory Council; Student Activities Spirit Staff; Students in Free Enterprise; Women Empowering Women; |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alverno Alpha (two to four times per semester) |
| Num Frats |
N/A |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
2% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1887 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,176 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
24,070,833 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
20 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
16,334 |
| Room Board |
5,954 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
| Career |
internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
84% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Milwaukee area schools, e.g. Milwaukee Public Schools; Milwaukee area hospitals and hospital systems, e.g. Aurora Health Care, Covenant Health Care, Children's Hospital, Froedtert, Pro HealthCare; Financial and insurance firms, e.g. M&I Bank, U.S. Bank, M |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
82,416 |
| Num Subscriptions |
115,084 |
| Num Microforms |
261,484 |
| Num Audiovisual |
13,954 |
| Num Ebooks |
10,823 |
| Library Facilities |
electronic reserves and hotlinks within EDUCATOR (course management software); wireless connectivity in reference room and study areas; circulation of laptops to students; library computer classroom with 15 computers; smart board and laptop cart for use with information literacy instruction classes; additional 500,000 plus items owned by the SWITCH consortium and available to patrons via daily delivery among the 8-member libraries; email reference services |
| Museums |
art gallery; Teaching, Learning and Technology Center; clinical nursing skills lab; student-centered multimedia production facility; Career Center; Fitness Center; Diagnostic Digital Portfolio; Pitman Theater; Assessment Center; International and Intercultural Center; Communication Resource Center; Math Center |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
470 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
0 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
275 |
| Num Wired Labs |
25 |
| Num Wired Other |
200 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
150 |
| 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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
