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Basic Information
- Location: Williamstown, MA
- Number of Students/Ratio: 2,000
- Focus for SET: Liberal arts school with similar house system.
- Year founded: 1793
- Acadmic Calendar: 4-1-4 (two 4 course semesters, and 1 course in January)
- Campus Type (urban, suburban, or rural): Rural
- Linked to College Town (Y/N): N
- Endowment: $1.89 billion
- Tuition plus room/board: $45,140
- Percent in Greek System: 0%
- Admittance rate: 19.2%
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Graduation rate (4 year, 5 year, 6 year): 91% in four years, 96% in six
Housing Information
- Options for Housing: Upperclass students staying "on campus" live in housing grouped into 4 neighborhoods of buildings. Each neighborhood is comprised of a few houses. Freshman live in halls separate from the neighborhoods.
- Number of Students in Each: Can't find it, I'd guess ~500.
- Themed Housing, e.g. Ethnic Houses (Y/N): N
- School-owned Off-campus Housing (Y/N): Y, "co-ops"
- Housing Allocation Methods: Incoming freshmen are randomly assigned to clusters as an entry (a group of freshmen who live together with a male and female junior advisor). Rising sophomores have the option to be randomly assigned to a different neighborhood from the rest of their entry in groups of six or fewer.
- Note: 75% of Upperclassmen live in singles
Quality of Academics
- Does a quick check show existance of any structure to promote high-quality teaching (Y/N):
- If so, briefly describe:
Administrative Structure
- Link to Org Charts for Student Affairs, Student Gov't, etc... when available
Student/Campus Center
- Decision-making process for allocating rooms:
- Area (in ft^2):
- Student Groups Provided Space:
- In the Paresky Center you'll find offices for Student Organizations, College Council, MinCo, and the Neighborhoods, as well as the Office of Campus Life, the Chaplains' Office, the Center for Community Engagement, Academic Resources, and the Outing Club. The mailroom is also located on the first floor of the building. There are spaces in which to study, perform, relax, watch movies, hang out with friends and professors, and hold meetings and events. In the basement's Luetkemeyer Lounge, there are pool, ping pong, air hockey, and foos-ball tables, and a 200-seat theatre where Campus Life and All Campus Entertainment show movies and student organizations give concerts and lectures.
- There are also dining options in the Student Center.
Persons of Interest
Students
- Head of Student Government:
- Any people we know:
Administrators
- President: Morton Owen Schapiro
- Dean: Karen R. Merrill
- Head of Student Affairs: Douglas J. B. Schiazza (Director of Campus Life)
- Head of Academic Accountability (Vice-Provost of Education here): Joyce P. Foster (Director of Academic Resources?)
- Head of Housing: Beatrice M Miles (Director for Facilities Management)
Follow-Up Information For Later
- Popular majors: Biology, Art, Economics, English, History, Math, PolySci, Pyschology
- Happiness Rating (-3 to 3):
- "I would recommend my school to a close friend with similar interests" ratings (strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, strongly disagree):
- If Y to "school-owned off-campus housing?",