• Campus Location: Suburban St. Louis
• Founded: 1923
• Type: 4-year, coed, liberal arts, private, Catholic
• Sponsoring Church Organization: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
• Enrollment: 2,924; full-time undergraduates: 2,061
• Student Profile: 28% male, 72% female,
• 38% minority; 21 states, 17 foreign countries represented

Freshman Profile:

• Middle 50% test score range:
• ACT Composite 18 to 23
• 76% of Freshman applicants are accepted for admission

Faculty:

• Faculty (full and part-time): 284
• More than 2/3 hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field
• Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Application for admission:

• Rolling admission deadline

Academic programs:

• 35 majors; 25 minors;
• 15 graduate programs

Athletics:

• Division III, NCAA
• St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)
• Intercollegiate sports: Men’s: baseball, basketball, bowling (club) cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball (club)
• Women’s: basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team, golf, lacrosse,
• soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball

Housing:

• Number of residence halls or facilities: 3
• 10% of students live on campus

Annual cost 2007-08:

• Tuition & fees: $18,320
• Room & board: $6,880
• Scholarships & financial assistance for first-year students:
• Students receiving financial aid: 89%
• Amount of institutional aid awarded annually to all students: $6.3 million
• Average financial aid package: $15,000