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Wofford College, established in 1854, is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The campus is spread across an area of 145 acres. The college is a member of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. Wofford offers a wide variety of academic majors in subjects including accounting, business economics, chemistry, computer science, chinese language and culture. It also offers several pre-professional programs.
Wofford College has an active Greek life. The campus hosts more than 12 chapters of national fraternities and sororities. There are also several student clubs and organizations in the campus. Some of the popular ones include the Senior Order of Gnomes, Pre-Ministerial Society, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, and Wofford Ambassadors.
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Campus Location429 N Church St
Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663
USA
Main Tel: (864) 597-4000
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
Wofford College HighlightsWhere Wofford College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - United Methodist religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in science and liberal arts.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High male/female ratio.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 278 | 31 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Wofford College was 1,363 in 2007 (1,350 full-time equivalent). About 50% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 50% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. 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| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 27,830 | | Room | $ 4,010 | | Board | $ 3,440 | | Books and supplies | $ 907 | | Other | $ 1,800 |
Financial Aid: Wofford College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 67 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 8 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 31 |
Housing and MealsWofford College provides on-campus housing for 1,221 of its 1,350 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Wofford College AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Wofford College is in the Southern Conference for major sports. Wofford College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 36 male students received the aid (men were 75% of those receiving aid) and 12 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 25% of students receiving such aid) .
Wofford College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 57% | | Women | 64% | | All | 60% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 540-650 | | Math | 550-650 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (68 awarded) - Accounting
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded) - Secondary Education and Teaching
FINE ARTS (9 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LIBERAL ARTS (96 awarded) - Area Studies
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (4 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
MEDICINE (0 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (72 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Wofford College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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