| Name |
Dalhousie University |
| Address |
6299 South Street
Halifax, NS |
| Website |
http://www.dal.ca/ |
| Email |
admissions@dal.ca |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
N/A |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
N/A |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, cooperative housing |
| College Owned Singles |
77% |
| College Owned Doubles |
17% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
6% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
79 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Halifax (17) |
| Nearest Train |
Halifax (0) |
| Nearest Bus |
Halifax (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| 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 |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
N/A |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra |
| Num Organizations |
250 |
| Honor Societies |
Golden Key International Honour Society, Black & Gold Society. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Dalhousie Chaplaincy Office (chaplains from 9 religions), Association for Baha'i Studies at Dalhousie University, Catholic Christian Outreach, Dalhousie Campus Crusade for Christ, Dalhousie Christian Fellowship, Dalhousie Navigators, Dalhousie Sri Chinmoy Meditation Society, Halifax Ismaili Student Association, Jewish Student Association, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Maritime Muslim Student Association, St. Catherine Society. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Black United Student's Association, Dalhousie International Student's Association, Dalhousie Native Student Association, Atlantic Chinese MBA Business Society, Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Dalhousie Model United Nations, DalMount Caribbean Society, English Conversation Group (ESL Club), INDISA (Indian Student Association), Israel Advocacy Committee, Jewish Student Association, Maritime Arab Students Association, Palestine Solidarity Society, Saudi Arabian Student's House in Halifax, Thai Student Association. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Mens and womens varsity teams in hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, track and field, and swimming. Over 200 clubs and societies - more information at www. dsu. ca, www. athletics. dal. ca, www. dal. ca/music; Dalhousie Student Union, ACE Dalhousie, The Ambush, Best Buddies, Canadian Lawyers Association for International Human Rights, CANFAR, CESR (Society for Corporate Environmental & Social Responsibility), Dalhousie Baseball Club, Dalhousie Bouldering Society, Dalhousie Business Conference, Dalhousie Business Ethics Case Competition, Dalhousie Capoeira Society, Dalhousie Chess Club, Dalhousie Curling Club, Dalhousie Dance Society, Dalhousie Dentistry Recreational Rowing, Dalhousie Golf Club, Dalhousie International Business Society, Dalhousie Judo Club, Dalhousie-King's Sailing Club, Dalhousie-King's Ultimate Frisbee, Dalhousie Magic Society, Dalhousie MBA Games Society, Dalhousie Medical Students for Choice, Dalhousie Model United Nations, Dalhousie Pre-Dental Students Society, Dalhousie Pre-Law Society, Dalhousie Pre-Medical Student Society, Dalhousie Rubella Prevention Society, Dalhousie Stage Society, Dalhousie Story Tellers Society, Dalhousie Student Chapter of ACM, Dalhousie Study Abroad Association, Dalhousie Swing Dance Society, Dalhousie Taekwondo Club, Dalhousie Tea Drinkers Society, Dalhousie University Art of Living Club, Dalhousie University Concrete Canoe Team, Dalhousie University Field Hockey Club, Dalhousie University Liberal Association, Dalhousie Univeristy Rugby Football Club, Dalhousie Wellness Group, Dalhousie Wilderness Medical Society, Dalhousie Wadeng - Wings of Hope, Dalhousie Young New Democrats, Engineers Without Borders, Entrepot Society, Frontier College, Grawood Society, Harvard United Titans Co-Ed Intramural Society, Meal Exchange, Physicians for Global Survival, Pre-Professional Society, Red Cross/Red Crescent Club, Sexton Mini Baja Society, Society for the Advancement of Mental Equality (SAME), Sodales Debating Society, TAZ, War Child Canada at Dalhousie, Waterpolo Association , WWE Underground - Dalhousie Chapter, Each Faculty and Department and Residence House has a Society, DalOUT (The Queer Society), Chorale, Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, University Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Opera Workshop, Jazz Ensemble, Sax Quartets, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Gazette (weekly), Sextant (weekly). |
| Num Frats |
N/A |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
N/A |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1818 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
10,923 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
June 1 |
| Application Fee |
45 |
| Selectivity |
N/A |
| Tuition |
N/A |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, 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 |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,441,189 |
| Num Subscriptions |
6,687 |
| Num Microforms |
385,288 |
| Num Audiovisual |
2,085 |
| Num Ebooks |
20,609 |
| Library Facilities |
Special Collections & University Archives |
| Museums |
McCulloch Biology Museum, Medical History Museum of Nova Scotia, Anatomy Museum, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Costume Studies Museum, Planetarium, LIDAR, Aquatron, SLOWPOKE Reactor, Life Science Research Centre including Brain Repair Centre. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
N/A |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| 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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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