Southern Virginia University

The Southern Virginia University was founded in 1867 as the Home School for Girls by Alice Scott Chandler. After a series of changes in name and location, the college came to be known as Southern Virginia College and became co-educational in 1994. The college got its present name in 2000. Commonly abbreviated as SVU, it is a private liberal arts college associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has a 155-acre campus. SVU offers the students with undergraduate study programs in both arts and science. The college also offers other programs including pre-law and health pre-professional courses.

The SVU has an active Greek life consisting of honor societies such as Alpha Psi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta, Chi Epsilon Omega and Phi Alpha Theta. The college also has a large number of special interest groups such as art club, chess club, equestrian club and philosophy club.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, drama and performing arts, music, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 701 in 2007-2008 (647 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Southern Virginia University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Housing and Meals

Southern Virginia University provides on-campus housing for 680 of its 647 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Independent Mid-South Region for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 9 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 9 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

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