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Main telephone: 631 244-3000, 800 369-5464 Main FAX: 631 563-3827 Dowling College Website: http://www.dowling.edu President: Albert. Inserra Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Services: Jonathan White Admissions telephone: 631 244-3030 Admissions FAX: 631 244-1059 150 Idle Hour Boulevard Admissions e-mail: [email protected] Oakdale Long Island, New York 11769 Director of Financial Aid: Carla Guevara Private college established in 1955 as a coed institution. Financial aid telephone: 631 244-3013 Full-time undergraduates: 564 Men, 523 Women. Financial aid FAX: 631 244 3370 Part-time undergraduates: 270 Men, 426 Women. Financial aid e-mail: [email protected] Graduate enrollment: 272 Men, 398 Women. Coordinator of International Student Services: Lisa Braxton Total campus enrollment: 2,453. International student contact e-mail: [email protected] FICE #2667, FAFSA #002667, SAT #2011, ACT #2665, Vice President for Athletics: Melody Cope OPEID #266700, IPEDS #190770. ADMISSIONS Student Body Characteristics 11% are from out of state. Average age of full-time undergraduates is 19. Requirements 75% of undergraduates are degree-seeking. Graduation from secondary school required; GED accepted. 4 units of Eng- Composition of student body (fall 2015): lish, 3 units of mathematics, 2 units of science, 2 units of foreign language, 4 Undergraduate Freshman units of social studies, and 1 unit of academic electives required. HEOP and Non-resident aliens 4.1 4.2 conditional admission for applicants not normally admissible. SAT Reason- Hispanic/Latino 9.4 15.7 ing or ACT considered if submitted. The SAT or ACT writing component Black 11.5 20.4 used for admission. Campus visit and admissions interview recommended. White 31.6 19.9 Off-campus interview may be arranged with an admissions representative. American Indian 0.2 0.0 Admission may be deferred up to one semester. Application fee $35 (may be Asian American 0.6 1.8 waived in cases of financial need), nonrefundable. Pacific Islander 0.4 0.0 Unknown 42.2 38.0 Basis for Candidate Selection 100.0% 100.0% Academic: Secondary schoolrecord and recommendations very im- portant. Class rank important. Standardized test scores and essay considered. FINANCIAL Non-academic: Character/personal qualities very important. Extracurricular Expenses activities, particular talent/ability, volunteer work, and work Tuition (2015-16): $29,100 per year. Room & Board: $10,770. Required experience important. Interview considered. fees: $1,800. Books (school’s estimate): $1,000. Admissions Procedure Financial Aid Normal sequence: Standardized test scores must be received by June 1. Needs analysis based on federal methodology. FAFSA and state aid form: Suggest filing application by May 15; deadline is rolling. Common ap- Priority filing date is February 15. Notification of awards is sent on a plication form accepted; supplemental forms required. Notification of rolling basis. In 2015,theaverageaid packageof full-timeundergraduates admission is sent on a rolling basis beginning October 1. No set date by with financial need was $20,091; $23,027 for full-time freshmen. 100% which applicants must accept offer. $225 tuition deposit, nonrefundable. of students receiving financial aid participated in Federal Work-Study $200 room deposit, nonrefundable. 5% of freshmen enter in terms other Program. 84% of 2015 graduates incurred an average debt of $39,540. Of than fall. Admissions process is need-blind. full-time undergraduates receiving need-based financial aid, an average of 47% of need was met. Transfers: Transfer students are accepted. In fall 2015,329 transferapplic- ations were received, 195 were accepted. Application deadline is rolling. Scholarships and Grants College transcript required; essay or personal statement recommended. Need-based Federal Pell, SEOG, state, college/university, and private Minimum 2.0 college GPA required. Lowest course grade accepted is scholarships/grants. Non-need-based academic merit, special achieve- “D.” Maximum number of transferable semester hours is 60 from ments/activities, athletic, and ROTC scholarships/grants. Individual two-year schools; 90 from four-year schools. At least 30 semester hours scholarship/grant packages range up to full tuition. On average, 162 must be completed at the school to earn a bachelor’s degree. non-need-based athletic scholarships are awarded with an average International Students: 47 degree-seeking undergraduate students en- amount of $13,177. In 2015, $8,379,538 in need-based scholarships/ rolled, 37 countries represented. Advance deposit required. Application grants and $9,800,900 in non-need-based scholarships/grants was awar- deadline is rolling. ded. 10% of all gift aid was awarded to out-of-state students. Learning Disabled Students: Personal interview required. Specific sup- Loans port program available. Untimed standardized tests accepted. Lighter Direct subsidized Stafford, direct unsubsidized Stafford, direct PLUS, course load and additional time to complete degree permitted. Program/ Federal Perkins, and state loans. Institutional payment plan. Individual services serve 83 identified students. loan packages range up to full tuition. In 2015, $4,879,808 in need-based self-help aid was awarded, including $3,325,126 in student loans. Placement Options: Credit and placement may be granted for CLEP sub- ject exams, Regents College Exams, home school portfolio, DANTES Student Employment exams, challenge exams, military experience, life experience, and Interna- 20% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during school year. In- tional Baccalaureate. stitutional employment. Students may expect to earn an average of $3,500 per year. Off-campus part-time employment opportunities rated “fair.” Freshman Class Profile For fall 2015, 75% of 1,864 applicants were offered admission. 15% of those accepted matriculated. ACADEMIC Average secondary school GPA of freshmen (fall 2014): 3.0. Accreditation Majority of accepted applicants submitted SAT Reasoning. Accredited by MSCHE; professionally by AABI, IACBE, and NCATE. 179 --Dowling College (NY) -- Instructional Faculty Guidance Facilities/Student Services Full-time: 30 men, 17 women; part-time: 59 men, 128 women. Remedial learning services. Non-remedial tutoring. Placement service. Doctorates/Terminal 89% Masters 11% Health service. Health insurance. Career services include co-op educa- FTE Student-Faculty ratio: 16 to 1. tion, internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, re- 70% of full-time faculty serve as academic advisors. sume assistance, alumni network, and interview training. Minority stu- dent, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, and Degree Offerings psychological counseling. International student support services include Baccalaureate: B.A., B.Bus.Admin., B.S. Master’s: M.A., M.B.A., M.S. special counselors/advisors, host family program, ESL program/classes, Doctoral: Ed.D. special orientation, workshops, and trips. LD student support services in- cluderemedialEnglish and math,note-taking services,readers, tutors,un- MajorsLeadingtoBachelor’sDegree timed tests, extended time for tests, texts on tape, and other testing accom- Accounting, Aeronautics, Aeronautics/Aviation Management/Operations, modations. Handicapped student services include note-taking services, Airway Science Management, Applied Mathematics, Art/Art Studies, Art tutors, reader services, and interpreters for hearing-impaired. Most of Teacher Education, Aviation Management, Banking/Finance, Biology, Bio- campus is accessible to the physically handicapped. logy Teacher Education, Business Administration/Management, Business Education, Business/Language Arts Teach Education, Business Teacher Edu- cation, Chemistry, Chemistry Teacher Education, Communication Arts, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Computer/Information Sciences/General, Computer Information Systems, Athletics Computer Science, Computer Science/Mathematics, Criminal Justice, Crim- Intercollegiate baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, inal Justice Management, Drama/Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Early Childhood tennis for men. Intercollegiate basketball, cross-country, field hockey, Education, Earth Science, Economics, Education, Elementary Education, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball for women. Men’s club cheer- English, Environmental Science, Finance, Foreign Language Teacher Educa- leading. Women’s club cheerleading, dance, sports. Intramural/recre- tion, Graphic Design/Digital Art, History, Humanities, Humanities/Human- ational basketball, cheerleading, flag football. 16% of studentsparticipate istic Studies, Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education/Teaching, in intercollegiate sports. 17% of students participate in intramural sports. Management, Marine Studies, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Teach- Member of East Coast Conference (Division II). er Education, Music, Music Education, Music Teacher Education, Natural Science/Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Education Student Activities and Organizations Teaching/Coaching, Political Science, Professional/Liberal Studies, Psycho- Student government, newspaper (Lion’s Voice; Riverrun), literary logy, Romance Languages, Science Teacher Education/General Science magazine, yearbook. 12 honor societies. Agape Bible club. La Familia, Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Women in Aviation. International club. Chorus, jazz ensemble, Presiden- Social Sciences, Social Studies Teacher