| Name |
Claflin University |
| Address |
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115 |
| Website |
http://www.claflin.edu |
| Email |
mzeigler@claflin.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
65% |
| Percent Fraternity |
15% |
| Percent Sorority |
15% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
70% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
65% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (67%), men's dorms (33%) |
| College Owned Singles |
7% |
| College Owned Doubles |
89% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
4% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
43 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
70% |
| Nearest Airport |
Columbia, SC (40), Charleston, SC (75) |
| Nearest Train |
Columbia, SC (50) |
| Nearest Bus |
Orangeburg, SC (1) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
40% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
10% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (SCSU) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Choral Group; Basketball; Theatre |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
49 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Kappa Mu NAtional Honor Society; Daisey E. Pearson CLub; Ernest E. Just Biology CLub; Phi Beta Lambda Association; Phi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honor Society; Sigma Beta Delta National Honor Society; Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society; Students in Fee Emterprise; Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Oxford Club; Student Christian Association |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Student Association; Ladies of Black and Gold; Ladies of Essence; NAACP; National Pre Alumni Council of College Fund |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Claflin Literature, Art and Film Society; CLaflin University Theatre Ensemble |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Panther (monthly) |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
15% |
| Num Sororities |
4 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
15% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1869 |
| Religious Affiliation |
United Methodist |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,678 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
14,043,085 |
| Application Deadline |
June 30 |
| Application Fee |
20 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
11,764 |
| Room Board |
6,322 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
50% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
WJD Dorn Medical Center-Columbia; Thornell House; Walt Disney World College Program; Social Security Administration; South Carolina Department of Social Services; Sears; IBM; United States of Interior, Wachovia |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
157,483 |
| Num Subscriptions |
435 |
| Num Microforms |
62,924 |
| Num Audiovisual |
1,006 |
| Num Ebooks |
24 |
| Library Facilities |
Wilbur R. Gregg Black Collection (materials by and about African Americans); Juvenile Collection; Archive/Special Collections |
| Museums |
Tingley Memorial Hall, Minister's Hall; Arthur Rose Museum; Smart Classrooms; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab (NMR); Genomics and DNA sequencing Lab |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
500 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
200 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
50 |
| Num Wired Labs |
50 |
| Num Wired Other |
100 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
200 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| 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) |
