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MOUNT UNION COLLEGE
Mount Union College
1972 Clark Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601

Official telephone: (330) 821-5320
Toll-free telephone: (800) 992-6682
Fax number: (330) 823-3457

Website: www2.muc.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,086 men, 1,107 women, 2,193 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,070 men, 1,078 women, 2,148 total
Part-time undergraduates: 16 men, 29 women, 45 total
Total graduate students: 4 men, 15 women, 19 total
Full-time graduate students: 4 men, 15 women, 19 total
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: 11%
First-year student breakdown:
7.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4% Hispanic
80.3% White (non-Hispanic)
2.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
8.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
5.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.5% Hispanic
84.4% White (non-Hispanic)
2.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 122 acres
City or town school is located in: Alliance, Ohio
Population of city/town: 25,000
Nearest major city: Canton, Ohio
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 80,600
Online campus map: www.mountunion.edu/
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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 (47%)
  • women's dorms (21%)
  • men's dorms (15%)
  • fraternity housing (5%)
  • single-student apartments (12%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live off campus: 25%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking 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: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 220
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:
Music library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, center for environmental science, observatory, educational media center, electron microscope.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Alcohol & Other Drug Counseling
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, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, braille services, Handicapped parking.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 13%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 26%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Dynamo, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 19
Total number of registered organizations: 82
Campus-based religious organizations:
FLOCK, Kappa Phi, STE, Campus Crusade, The Edge Bible Study, Fellowship Christian Athletes, Rock for Life, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Religious Life Council
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union
International student organizations:
Association for International Students
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
accounting club, American Chemical Society, American Marketing Association, Association of International Students, Association of Women Students, Blue Key Honor Society, Calliope, CHOICES, College Democrats College Republicans, cooking club, The Edge, exercise science club, foreign language club, GAMMA, Gay Straight Alliance, geology club, Habitat for Humanity, Janus, Law and Justice Association, Model United Nations, Mount Union After Hours, anime club, College History Society, Mount Union Dance Team, Student Athletic Training Club, OCMEA – Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association, NSTA – National Science Teachers Association, Pre Health Professionals, Psychology Club, Raider Programming Board, Religious Life Council, Residence Hall Association, ski club, Society for Advancement of Management, Society of Physics Students, sociology club, Sport Business Association, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Student National Education Association, Students for Environmental Awareness, Student Senate, UMADD

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Larry Kehres,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Sandy Douglas,
Senior Women's Administrator
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Raiders
Athletic conference memberships: Ohio Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 28%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 18%
Athletic facilities:
aerobic room, cardio room, gymnasium, racquetball court, swimming pool, track, weight room
Intramural/Recreational sports:
dance, flag football, softball, swimming, volleyball, skiing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Canton, Ohio (20 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cleveland, Ohio (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Alliance, Ohio (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Canton, Ohio (15 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 9%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% immediately, 23% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Cleveland State University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Walsh University, University of Akron, University of Toledo.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 89% within six months of graduation, 89% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Advantage Marketing, Area Hospitals, Area School Systems, Area Insurance Firms such as Progressive, Area Health and Wellness Facilities, Area Banks and Financial Institutions, CIA, Cinta Document Management, Federal Agencies including Armed Forces, FBI, KDKA/ Pittsburgh, Mobile Bay Bears Sports Organization, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Timken.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Brian Stafford, recently-retired Director of the U.S. Secret Service
  • Vince Marotta, inventor of Mr. Coffee.



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