Austin College

Austin College, established in 1849, is a private liberal arts college located in Sherman, Texas, United States. Austin College is spread across an area of 70 acres. The college offers bachelor's and master's degree in the following academic divisions:

• Anthropology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry

It also offers distinctive learning programs, interdisciplinary studies, pre- professional programs, majors and minors in several subjects.

U.S. News & World Report (2006) ranked Austin College among the top 100 colleges in the category of "Best Liberal Arts Colleges".

Austin College has an active campus life. It operates several student clubs and organizations which organizes wellness programs. The college also operates sororities and fraternities which include Alpha Delta Chi, Chi, Chi Delta Eta and Gamma Gamma Gamma. ‘The AC Observer’ is the student newspaper which is published bi-monthly. Apart from this the college also organizes several religious programs.

Austin College Highlights

Where Austin College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, therapy and counseling, science, liberal arts, and art studies.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Austin College was 1,339 in 2007 (1,331 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Austin College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Austin College provides on-campus housing for 951 of its 1,331 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Austin College Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Austin College is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Austin College Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: