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Robert Morris College

Robert Morris College
401 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605

Official telephone: (312) 935-6800
Toll-free telephone: (800) 225-1520
Fax number: (312) 935-6660
Website: www.robertmorris.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,418
Full-time undergraduates: 4,706
Part-time undergraduates: 712
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 25
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student breakdown:
41.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
23.4% Hispanic
30.7% White (non-Hispanic)
0.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
39.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
24.2% Hispanic
31.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Robert Morris College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Chicago
Population of city/town: 2,896,016
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Bensenville, DuPage, Lake County, Orland Park, Peoria, and Springfield
Nearest major city: Chicago
Population of nearest major city: 2,896,016

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 10%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 3%
Percent of students who live off campus: 97%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
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: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1809
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Counseling services:
veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): Eagle Newspaper (monthly); Egg Literary Journal (yearly)
Number of honor societies: 2
Total number of registered organizations: 20
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
performance arts group, choir, dance team, American Center for Design, American College of Health Care Executives, Association for Medical Assistance, Sigma Beta Delta, sports management team, team managers, collegiate secretaries, accounting and finance clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Don Haynes,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Julia Peterson
School colors: Maroon/Gold
School mascot: Eagles
Athletic conference memberships: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNAIA
Men's basketballnoNAIA
Men's cross-countrynoNAIA
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccernoNAIA
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's cross-countrynoNAIA
Women's golfno 
Women's soccernoNAIA
Women's softballnoNAIA
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballnoNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%
Athletic facilities:
RMC Fitness Center
Intramural/Recreational sports:
n/a
Club sports for men:
Ice Hockey
Club sports for women:
Ice Hockey

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago O'Hare (18 miles)
Nearest other airport: Chicago Midway (11 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Chicago (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Chicago (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 78% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Aramark, Renaissance Hotels, Ealgreens, Washington Mutual, JP Morgan Chase, Red Roof Inn, AAA Motor Club, Target, Farmers Insurance, Getronics, DTECH, Springfield Clinic, SIU School of Medicine, The Drake Hotel, Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, Northwester Memorial Faculty Foundation, Vermillion, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Business Interface, University of Illinois Chicago Division of Transplant, Hands On-site, Cook County Healthcare - Fantus, Arnstein & Lehr, Protor First Care, IBR Plasma Center, State Farm Insurance, Wells Fargo Financial, Condo CPA, DuPage Medical Group, Rush-Copley Medical, Aubrey Sign Company