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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Salve Regina University, a private, non-profit institution, opened in 1947. Its 75-acre campus borders the famed Cliff Walk in one of Newport, Rhode Island’s historic districts.
ENROLLMENT
Based on Fall '06 figures
- Full-time undergraduate 2,005
- 12.6% from RI
- 10% of the freshman class is from RI
- Part-time undergraduate 85
- Total undergraduates 2,090
- Graduate 499
- Total 2,589
- Students hail from 42 states and 17 nations
TUITION, ROOM & BOARD
2007-2008
- Tuition & Fees $26,950
- Room & Board $ 10,200
- 60% of undergraduate students live on-campus
- 40% of undergraduate students live off-campus
INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE
- Charter granted in 1934
- Ochre Court gifted in 1947, institution opens its doors to 58 women
- Salve Regina means "Hail, Holy Queen"
- Co-educational since 1973
- Graduate programs since 1975
- Distance Learning/Extension programs since 1985
- University status achieved in 1991
- Ph.D. Program accredited in 1995
- 43 undergraduate Majors
- 12 graduate and undergraduate certificate programs
- 8 Master's degree programs
- Ph.D. in humanities
- Online extension studies
- Continuing education
- $35.7 million endowment
- $70 million annual operating budget
- $108,000 in direct property taxes paid annually, $103,000 paid through leased properties.
- $15 million awarded annually in scholarship and need-based aid
- 75% of students receive financial aid
- 75% of students from out-of-state
- 44 buildings on 75 acres
- 598 employees
- 1:13 faculty-to-student ratio
- More than 15,000 alumni
- Off-site locations at Blackstone Valley Visitor's Center in Pawtucket, Kent County Memorial Hospital, Newport Hospital, and Women & Infants Hospital
ACCREDITATION
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- The National League of Nursing (Approved by the Rhode Island Board of Nurses Registration and Nursing Education)
- Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education programs are interstate-approved in approximately 36 states.
- Council on Social Work Education
- Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design
- International Association for Collegiate Business Education
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Council on Education
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- American Association of College and Universities
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
- College Entrance Examination Board
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
- National Association of College Admission Counselors
- National Catholic Educational Association
- Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Council of Independent Colleges
- Council on Rehabilitation Education
- Mercy Higher Education Colloquium
- Association of Mercy Colleges
- Council on Social Work Education
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
(Division III and regional subdivisions)
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.)
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.S.)**
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Associate of Arts (A.A.)
- Associate of Science (A.S.)
**The Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree (B.A.S.) is awarded to students with double majors in the arts and sciences.
EXCHANGE/STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Australia
Austria
China
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
The Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
United Kingdom
Washington, D.C.
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
Baseball
Basketball (men and women)
Cross Country (men and women)
Field Hockey
Football
Ice Hockey (men and women)
Lacrosse (men and women)
Sailing (coed)
Soccer (men and women)
Softball
Tennis (men and women)
Track & Field (women)
Volleyball
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