Stillman College

Location and Contact Information

3601 Stillman Boulevard
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
USA
Main Tel: (205) 349-4240
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Stillman College is located in West Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This historically black liberal arts college was established in 1876 as a training school for Black ministers.

Stillman College has a 105-acre campus where students are offered bachelor's degree programs through the following divisions:

  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business
  • Education

Stillman College competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division II. Its intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Tigers. The college is also home to several student organizations and Greek societies, and fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, while available sororities include Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, And Zeta Phi Beta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
  • Historically black college.
  • Many students concentrating in science and music.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 13,462
Room$ 3,057
Board$ 3,279
Books and supplies$ 1,200
Other$ 2,200

Financial Aid

Stillman College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 93% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant89%$6,381
Institutional Grant82%$2,099
Federal Grant82%$4,349
Pell Grant82%$3,799
Other Federal Grant45%$1,004
State or Local Grant89%$464

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan82%$3,527
Federal Loan82%$3,358
Other Loan5%$2,797

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Stillman College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Fisk UniversityNashville, TN726
2Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, NC689
3Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KS587
4Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL1,865
5Doane CollegeCrete, NE894
6Pine Manor CollegeChestnut Hill, MA441
7Paine CollegeAugusta, GA863
8South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC4,888
9Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC3,104
10University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR3,525

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor11011

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  19
Without tenure; working toward tenure  26
Without tenure; tenure not available  8

Students

Stillman College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,048 in 2009-2010 (1,009 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men40%
Women45%
All44%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal380-450
Math370-470

Room and Board

Stillman College provides on-campus housing for 1,006 of its 1,009 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 97 male students received the aid (men were 66% of those receiving aid) and 51 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 34% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (23 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

  • Journalism

MUSIC (4 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (35 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences