| Name |
Keene State College |
| Address |
229 Main Street
Keene, NH 03435 |
| Website |
http://www.keene.edu |
| Email |
admissions@keene.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
54% |
| Percent Fraternity |
3% |
| Percent Sorority |
3% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
65% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
54% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (78%), women's dorms (8%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (12%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
20% |
| College Owned Doubles |
49% |
| College Owned Triples |
17% |
| College Owned Apartments |
14% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
11 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
150 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
65% |
| Nearest Airport |
Manchester, NH (55), Hartford, CT (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Brattleboro, VT (18) |
| Nearest Bus |
Keene, NH (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
23% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
13% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
926 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Massachusetts-Lowell) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Parent/Family Homecoming Weekend, Spring Weekend, Pumpkin Festival, Alternative Spring Break, Children's Literature Festival, Chautauqua |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
65 |
| Honor Societies |
Biology - Beta Beta Beta, Communication - Lambda Pi Eta, Computer Science - Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Economics - Omicron Delta Epsilon, Education - Kappa Delta Pi, English - Sigma Tau Delta, Foreign Language - Phi Sigma Iota, French - Pi Delta Phi, Geography - Gamma Theta Upsilon, Health Science - Eta Sigma Gamma, History - Phi Alpha Theta, International Scholars - Phi Beta Delta, Management - Delta Mu Delta, Mathematics - Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Physical Education - Phi Epsilon Kappa, Physics - Sigma Pi Sigma, Psychology - Psi Chi, Safety Studies - Rho Sigma Kappa, Sociology - Alpha Kappa Delta, Spanish - Sigma Delta Pi; |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministry, Hillel, Newman Student Organization |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Common Ground, Feminist Collective, International Friends, KSC Pride |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alternative Spring Break, Association for Worksite Health Promotion, American Society of Safety Engineers, Architecture Club, Art Collective, Association for Campus Health Promotion, Biology Club, Campus Ecology Club, Chemistry Lyceum, Chock Full of Notes, Circle K/SVO, Creative Arts Project, Dance Team, Dietetic Association, Education Club, Environmental Outing Club, Film Society, Foundation for Excellent Schools, French Club, GEODES, Geography Club, Habitat For Humanity, Healthy Readers Club, Historical Fencing Club, History Club, Independent Film Foundation, Kronicle, KSC Democrats, KSC Republicans, Literary Journal, Math Club, Men's Rugby, Music Educators National Conference, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Physical Education Majors Club, Psychology Club, Residence Hall Association, Screenwriter's Guild, Ski & Snowboard Club, Social Activities Council (SAC), Society for Advancement of Management, Society of Physics Students, Splat - Paintball Club, Student Government, Tennis Club, WKNH, Women's Rugby |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Equinox (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
2 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Frat Members |
3% |
| Num Sororities |
5 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority Members |
3% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1909 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
4,729 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
10,001,873 |
| Application Deadline |
April 1 |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
7,818 in-state, 15,088 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
7,027 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, other |
| 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 |
306,652 |
| Num Subscriptions |
896 |
| Num Microforms |
762,195 |
| Num Audiovisual |
7,165 |
| Num Ebooks |
585 |
| Library Facilities |
Curriculum Materials Library, Center for Holocaust Studies, Orang Asli Archive, Preston Collection of New Hampshire History, Children's Literature Festival Manuscript Collection, Adolphe B. Pouliot Journal, Career Services Library, Geography Map Collection |
| Museums |
Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
500 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
100 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
500 |
| Num Wired Labs |
50 |
| Num Wired Other |
100 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms |
| Wireless Capacity |
200 |
| 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) |
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