| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
699 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
647 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
52 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
22 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Midwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
18% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 19.6% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.3% | Hispanic |
| 68.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 6.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 11.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.6% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 3.4% | Hispanic |
| 77.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.1% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 6.6% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
60 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Jacksonville |
| Population of city/town: |
20,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Springfield |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
28 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
111,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.mac.edu/campus/
tour.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Students 25 and older must petition to live on campus |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (90%)
- women's dorms (10%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
86% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
49% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
51% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives and students with less than junior class standing must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
60% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
150 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Center for the arts, center for music, education complex, science building, chemistry building. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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older student, 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, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
75% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
2 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
3% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
2 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
6% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Bagpipe |
| Number of honor societies: |
3 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
32 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Holy Fools, Newman Club |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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NAACP, Bridges, SOMOS (Spanish heritage group) |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Alpha Phi Omega, Greek Council, IDEA - Interpreters and Deaf Educators Association, MACS - MacMurray Alumni Council of Students, Cheerleading, Helping Hands, MacMurray Student Association, Montage - literary and art magazine, Omega Theta Psi, Phi Nu, Pi Rho, BACCHUS - Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students, Student Nurses Association, Social Work Club, Solace - Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Allies for Diversity, SOMOS - Spanish Club, Student Ambassadors, Belles Lettres, Biology Club, Campus Activities Board, Choir, Council for Exceptional Children, Dance Squad, Delta Epsilon |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Shelley Whitaker,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Joana Ramsey,
SWA |
| School mascot: |
Highlanders |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Illini-Badger Intercollegiate Football Conference (Division III);St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's wrestling | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
40% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
St. Louis (85 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Springfield (28 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Springfield (30 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Springfield (30 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
22% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
16% immediately, 12% within one year of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
26% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Public School Systems |
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