| Name |
McMurry University |
| Address |
S. 14th and Sayles Boulevard
Abilene, TX 79697 |
| Website |
http://www.mcm.edu |
| Email |
admissions@mcm.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
41% |
| Percent Fraternity |
15% |
| Percent Sorority |
20% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
50% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
41% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (35%), men's dorms (49%), apartment for single students (16%), special housing for disabled students (0%) |
| College Owned Singles |
8% |
| College Owned Doubles |
69% |
| College Owned Triples |
5% |
| College Owned Apartments |
18% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
6 |
| Sprinkler System |
67% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
43 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
50% |
| Nearest Airport |
Abilene (7), Dallas/Fort Worth or Midland/Odessa (181) |
| Nearest Train |
Fort Worth (154) |
| Nearest Bus |
Abilene (3) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
53% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
8% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,650 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Angelo State University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Homecoming; Vision Quest; Spring McMadness; Big Event; T. I. P. Sing-Song |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
45 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi; Alpha Kappa Delta; Alpha Lambda Delta; Beta Beta Beta; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Kappa Pi; McMurry Honors Program; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Kappa Delta; Psi Chi; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Pi Sigma; Sigma Tau Delta. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Kappa Delta Sigma |
| International Organizations |
N/A |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC: American Chemical Society; Association of Information Technology Professionals; Kappa Delta Sigma; Math Club; PE Club/Phi Epsilon Kappa; Press Club; Psychology Club; Society of Physics Students; Sociology Club; Association of Texas Professional Educators. GOVERNING/COORDINATING: Campus Activities Board; McMurry Student Government; Men's Interclub; Residence Hall Association; Women's Interclub. SOCIAL/Men's- Eta Epsilon Iota (HEI); IHR; KIVA; Ko Sari; Makona; Sigma Rhomeo; Tri-B's. SOCIAL/Women's- Alpha Psi Alpha; Delta Beta Epsilon; Gamma Sigma; T. I. P. ; Pi Delta Phi; Theta Chi Lambda. SPECIAL INTEREST: Indian Insight; Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE); War Whoop; West Texas Model United Nations. SERVICE: Alpha Phi Omega; Servant Leadership; Zeta Phi Beta. MUSICAL GROUPS: McMurry Band, Chamber Choir, Chanters and University Choir. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) War Whoop (once every two weeks) |
| Num Frats |
7 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
15% |
| Num Sororities |
6 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
20% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1923 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Methodist |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,430 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
48,942,458 |
| Application Deadline |
August 15 |
| Application Fee |
20 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
15,170 |
| Room Board |
5,918 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
33% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Hendrick Health Systems; Abilene Regional Medical Center; Abilene Independent School District; City of Abilene; Wylie Independent School District; McMurry University; Abilene Reporter-News; First Financial Bank; Taylor County; Walgreen's. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
155,305 |
| Num Subscriptions |
405 |
| Num Microforms |
4,504 |
| Num Audiovisual |
3,001 |
| Num Ebooks |
24,299 |
| Library Facilities |
J.W. Hunt Library of Texana and the Southwest; Yeats Collection of Texas History; Clement Collection of Early Methodists Imprints. |
| Museums |
Grady McWhiney Library, Media Center; Archives for the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
236 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
13 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
57 |
| Num Wired Labs |
144 |
| Num Wired Other |
28 |
| 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 |
2,100 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
