Albertus Magnus College

Summary

Quick Stats

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Tuition:

$26,310 tuition and fees

Students:

1,571 enrolled

Admissions:

application deadline

accepted

Albertus Magnus College is a private institution that was founded in 1925. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,571, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 55 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Albertus Magnus College's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), 136. Its tuition and fees are $26,310 (2011-12).

School mission (as provided by the school):

Steeped in the long Catholic Dominican tradition, Albertus Magnus College provides a strong liberal arts foundation which is humanistically enlarging and practical in its application. This is achieved through our General Education Core Program, "Invitation to Insight" in which intentional collaborative learning communities are formed. In addition, the College offers teacher preparation for the middle school and secondary school levels with each student experiences two practice teaching terms; one in an urban setting and the other in a suburban setting. The College has strongly embraced the electronic advances currently available and is completely wired with computers, LCDs and workstations at each students place in every classroom. The residence halls as well as the academic buildings are wireless and provide Internet capabilities to all students. In addition the College offers unique programs to adult students providing classes and complete degree programs of study throughout the state of Connecticut.

General Information

School type - private, coed college

Year founded - 1925

Religious affiliation - Roman Catholic

Academic calendar - semester

Setting - suburban

2010 Endowment - $2,629,700

Applying

Academic Life

Class sizes - Class sizes

Student-faculty ratio - 15:1

4-year graduation rate - 41% - Medium

Five most popular majors for 2010 graduates -

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 59%
Sociology 13%
Psychology 10%
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services 5%
English Language and Literature, General 4%