| Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006 |
| Total undergraduates: |
4,289 men, 5,552 women, 9,841 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,625 men, 4,565 women, 8,190 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
664 men, 987 women, 1,651 total |
| Total graduate students: |
1,141 men, 2,793 women, 3,934 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
457 men, 877 women, 1,334 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
684 men, 1,916 women, 2,600 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Midwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
16% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 6.5% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.1% | Hispanic |
| 89.5% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 0.9% | Hispanic |
| 88.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.9% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 3.1% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
70 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Huntington WV |
| Population of city/town: |
51,475 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
South Charleston, WV - Marshall University Graduate College |
| Nearest major city: |
Huntington WV |
| Population of nearest major city: |
51,475 |
| Online campus map: |
www.marshall.edu/campus/ |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. limited campus housing |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
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| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried freshmen and sophomores under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1854 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Marshall University provides extensive "state-of-the-art" computing and network services in support of teaching/learning, research, and administrative functions. The Marshall University network provides over 8,000 Ethernet ports on its main campus and two regional campuses. These ports service more than 5,000 university owned computers all of which are on a four year lifecycle replacement. All network ports are switched Gigabit Ethernet with a 10Gb campus backbone. WiFi, 802.11a/b/g, wireless data services are provided in all general purpose classrooms and nearly 70% of other non-residential campus facilities. A personal Gigabit Ethernet connection is provided to each student in each residence hall room. The university provides web based services for all university business function (i.e., registration, fee payment, etc.) and each and every course has a web presence via the university web portal, myMU, and/or the university Course Management System, MUonline. The university provides over 150 fully on-line courses each semester to compliment the nearly 3,500 sections offered each semester. Faculty and students utilize myMU and/or MUonline to provide electronic course material to students, to encourage student to student and faculty to student collaboration and feedback, conduct assessments, and to facilitate many other aspects of the teaching and learning process. Computing Services operates an information technology "help desk" that is available on-line, via telephone, and/or as walk up service 85 hours per week and a student "24 Hour Study Center" equipped with high end personal computers, scanners, media transfer and recording equipment, and printing services. The university operates nearly 200 servers in the primary data center and disaster recovery facilities in two auxiliary data centers. Each student receives a personal account that provides a university email address, customized portal, 200MB of network storage space, and a personal web page address. Students are provided with a free Symantec/Norton antivirus license for any personally owned computer and significant discounts on computer hardware and software are available through the university bookstore or on-line with selected major vendors. The University Libraries provides an Amazon-like interface to their online catalog and access to over 16,000 electronic journalsthe Libraries scholarly databases received a meaningful hit every 21 seconds last year, and the full-text of a journal article was downloaded every 86 seconds. The Libraries teach information literacy to 4,500 students each year and promote the use of "chat reference," using IM technology. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Music Library, Special Collections, Government Documents, Graduate College Library |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Birke Art Gallery, Drinko Library |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tutors, reader services, special housing, test proctoring; other services provided on an individual basis. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
100% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
13 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
6 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
8 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Parthenon |
| Number of honor societies: |
13 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
155 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Light, Newman Association, Students for Christ, Baptist, Latter-Day Saints, Presbyterian, and United Methodist groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black United Students, International Student Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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concert, jazz, marching, and pep bands, wind ensemble, community orchestra, jazz ensemble, chamber choir and ensemble, chorus, choral union, theatre, team managers, student alumni organization, hall advisory council, Society of Professional Journalists, public relations society |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Bob Marcum,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Beatrice Crane-Banford,
SWA |
| School colors: |
Green & White |
| School mascot: |
Marco the Buffalo |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Conference USA (Division I, Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cheerleading | yes | |
| Men's cross-country | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's golf | yes | |
| Men's soccer | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's cheerleading | yes | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | |
| Women's golf | yes | |
| Women's soccer | yes | |
| Women's softball | yes | |
| Women's swimming | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's volleyball | yes | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
3% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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tennis courts, indoor swimming pool, running track, basketball courts, beach volleyball court, multi-purpose field, fitness and weight rooms, racquetball courts, aerobics rooms. |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, volleyball, softball, racquetball, tennis, golf, swimming, kick ball, badmitton, track, and aerobics. (available for men and women) |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Rugby, Lacrosse, Bowling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Rugby, Lacrosse, Bowling |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Columbus, OH (142 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Huntington, WV (15 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Huntington, WV (2 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Huntington, WV (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
3% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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BB&T,Bureau of the Public Debt,Enterprise Rent-A-Car,Ernst & Young,FDIC,
Gibbons & Kawash,Janssen Pharmaceutica,Marathon Ashland Petroleum,
Mt. Olive Correctional Facility,Pfizer, Inc.,Putnam General Hospital,
Simpson & Osborne, CPAs, AC,State Electric Supply Company,
United Talent Staffing,WV Dept of Health & Human Services |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Senator Robert C. Byrd
- Verna Gibson, Retired president of The Limited and First woman CEO of a fortune 500 company
- Harvey White, Chairman, President and CEO of Leap Wireless Intl., founder of Qualcomm
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