| Name |
Mount Ida College |
| Address |
777 Dedham Street
Newton, MA 02159 |
| Website |
http://www.mountida.edu |
| Email |
admissions@mountida.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
65% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
25% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
65% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (91%), women's dorms (8%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
3% |
| College Owned Doubles |
64% |
| College Owned Triples |
1% |
| College Owned Apartments |
0% |
| College Owned Other |
32% |
| Num College Owned |
5 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
72 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
25% |
| Nearest Airport |
Boston, MA (8), Providence, Rhode Island (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Boston, MA (8) |
| Nearest Bus |
Boston, MA (8) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
56% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
50% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,000 |
| 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, other |
| Popular Events |
Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, Semi-Formal, Spring Weekend, Comedians, Open Mic/Talent Performances, Wadsworth Lecture Series |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
17 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi, Pi Sigma Eta, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Beta Delta |
| Religious Organizations |
N/A |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Achievement Coalition, International Student Club, Student Association for Latin and Spanish Americans |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AIGA (Graphic Design), Campus Activities Team (CAT), Choir, Dance Team, Drama, Gays, Lesbians and Everyone Else (GLEE), Mount Ida Television (MITV), Mount Ida College Outing Club (MICO), NAVTA (Veterinary Technology Association, Project Psyche, Student Ambassadors, Student American Dental Hygienists' Association (SADHA), Student Government Association (SGA), Volunteers in Action (VIA), The Voice (Student Newspaper), Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Voice (three times per semester) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1899 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,287 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
7,950,759 |
| Application Deadline |
August 15 |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
20,450 |
| Room Board |
10,225 |
| Basic |
placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
75% |
| Job One Year |
80% |
| Job Two Years |
84% |
| Firms |
State Street Corporation, Mellon Financial Corporation, Investors Bank & Trust, the TJX Companies, Service Corps International, VCA Veterinary Hospitals, Charles River Laboratories, ADD Inc. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
80,656 |
| Num Subscriptions |
315 |
| Num Microforms |
3,735 |
| Num Audiovisual |
4,265 |
| Num Ebooks |
26,400 |
| Library Facilities |
National Center for Death Education |
| Museums |
WIDA-Radion Station, MITV-Television Station, The Gallery |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
122 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
4 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
60 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
800 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| 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, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
