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Hamline University

Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284

Official telephone: (651) 523-2800
Fax number: (651) 523-2956
Website: www.hamline.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,100
Full-time undergraduates: 1,981
Part-time undergraduates: 119
Total graduate students: 2,005
Full-time graduate students: 529
Part-time graduate students: 1,476
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 20%
First-year student breakdown:
3.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.8% Hispanic
72.2% White (non-Hispanic)
3.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
11.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
4.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.1% Hispanic
77.9% White (non-Hispanic)
3.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.7% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 70 acres
City or town school is located in: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Population of city/town: 300,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Graduate school branch opened in Minneapolis, MN.
Nearest major city: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Distance of nearest major city: 7 miles
Population of nearest major city: 400,000
Online campus map: www.hamline.edu/visitors/
PDF/campus_map.pdf

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 (87%)
  • fraternity housing (3%)
  • single-student apartments (9%)
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including special-interest houses, language house (1%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 87%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 42%
Percent of students who live off campus: 58%
Students required to live on campus: Freshmen are encouraged to live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 50%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
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: 235
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:
Art collection, theatre, music hall.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
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, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services, adaptive computers
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 75%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 1
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 1
Percent of men who join fraternities: 3%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 2%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Oracle, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 89
Campus-based religious organizations:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Student Religious Life Organization, Jewish Student Alliance, United Methodist Student Movement
Minority student organizations:
Alma Latina, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Hamline African Student Association, Hmong Student Association, Native American Student Association, Multiracial Student Association, PRIDE Black Student Alliance
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Spectrum/GLBT, Lacrosse Club, Management and Economics Club, Amnesty International, College Republicans, College Democrats, Forensic Sciences Society, Hand in Hand, Habitat for Humanity, University Music Council, Jazz Ensemble, Students for Peace, Intramural Sports, Paralegal Society, Rugby Club, Women in the Natural and Social Sciences, Women's Resource Center, Mock Trial, Vegetarian Student Resource Center

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Dan O'Brien,
Men's Athletic Director
School colors: cardinal and Gray
School mascot: Pipers
Athletic conference memberships: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III);Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's gymnasticsnoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 27%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 15%
Athletic facilities:
arena, center, fieldhouse, and stadium
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, flag football, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
golf
Club sports for women:
lacrosse

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Minneapolis, Minnesota (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Saint Paul, Minnesota (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Saint Paul (6 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 42%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 20% immediately, 5% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Columbia University, Drake University, George Washington University, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, University of Southern California, University of St. Thomas, University of Wisconsin--Madison, William Mitchell College of Law
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 40% within six months of graduation, 65% within one year of graduation, 70% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
3M, Best Buy, General Mills, Medtronic, Target Corporation, Wells Fargo
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Neva Pilgrim, opera
  • Rozanne Ridgway, ambassador.