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In-state tuition: $26,232
Out-of-state tuition: $26,232
Room and board: $7,634
Books: $625
Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 90%
Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 86%
Avg. aid package (freshmen): $22,919
Avg. aid package (undergrads): $21,917
Avg. debt upon graduation: $43,185
Prominent Alumni
Sister Joel Read, President-Emerita, Alverno College, education reformist; Stephanie Arends, Superior Court Judge, State of Washington; Judy Murphy, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs & Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
School Spirit
Mascot: Inferno
Colors: Red, white and black
Song: Where All Belong
How to Pay for College
To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) · institution’s own financial aid forms. Alverno College participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants · private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · state scholarships and grants · alumni scholarships and grants.
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
2601 West Avenue North, San Angelo, TX 76909
Admissions: 325-942-2041 · Financial Aid: 800-933-6299
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.angelo.edu
From the College
“Angelo State University provides a strong academic experience while offering significant financial support to students. As a result, the university’s academic quality and low student-faculty ratio (23-1) prepares students for success in their chosen professions or acceptance to graduate and professional school. Because of major scholarship and gift aid support which does not have to be repaid like many academic loans, ASU boasts one of the nation’s lowest student debt burdens upon graduation.
“The school emphasizes producing students who can think critically, adapt to a changing world and succeed in various environments. ASU appeals to those who want a more rigorous academic experience through the school’s Honors Program, and to those who want to study abroad through the International Studies Program, providing a more global experience while keeping costs within reach.
“ASU has the only Physics Department in Texas ranked in the top 20 among undergraduate programs nationwide and a nationally recognized Biology Department which has the first department in the nation to have its biology honor society named the top chapter in the nation a record eight times.
“The university is organized into six colleges: Business; Education; Liberal and Fine Arts; Nursing and Allied Health; Sciences and Graduate Studies as well as 21 academic departments. Those departments offer more than 100 majors in 43 undergraduate programs, 21 graduate programs, including a doctorate. As a member of the Texas Tech University System, ASU provides options for a variety of preprofessional and two-plus-two and four-plus-one programs with Texas Tech. ASU draws students from practically every county in Texas (221 of 254) as well as from 46 states and 21 countries. With more than half of its graduates as first generation college students, ASU is attuned to the academic and social needs of a new generation of college students.
“Along with ASU’s academic offerings, it also provides a 268-acre campus that features an attractive and safe setting for a college education. ASU’s campus facilities are valued at over $376 million and include the Math-Computer Science Building, which houses one of the most sophisticated computer systems in the state; the Junell Center/Stephens Arena, one of the top facilities in all of NCAA Division II athletics and the Houston-Harte University Center, the center of campus student life. Additionally, the university operates 6,000 additional acres in farm and ranch lands that also serve as home for ASU’s Management, Instruction and Research Center as well as the Food Safety and Product Development Laboratory.
“Thanks to funding by the Robert G. and Nona K. Carr Scholarship Foundation, ASU has scholarships that benefit one in every six students with grants ranging from $2,000 to $6,000. Established in 1978 exclusively to benefit needy and deserving ASU students, the Carr Foundation today holds assets of more than $98 million. For the 2014-15 academic year, approximately $4 million in Carr Scholarships were awarded to ASU students.”
Campus Setting
Founded in 1928, Angelo State University is the second-largest campus in the Texas Tech University System. ASU’s 268-acre main campus is located in San Angelo, the center of a community of 100,000 where West Texas meets the Hill Country. A comprehensive public university, Angelo State offers programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Angelo State has an enrollment of 8,483 students. ASU is recognized for its academic programs in agriculture, educator preparation, nursing, physics, computer science/computer gaming and field biology. A four-year public institution, Angelo State University has a large library and a planetarium. The university provides on-campus housing with 7 units that can accommodate 2,060 students. Housing options include: coed dorms · single-student apartments · special housing for disabled students. Recreation and sports facilities include: arena · center for human performance · intramural fields · tennis courts · baseball complex · lake house.
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
Highlights
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX (Pop. 97,492)
Location: Medium city
Four-year public
Founded: 1928
Website: http://www.angelo.edu
Students
Total enrollment: 8,483
Undergrads: 7,253
Part-time students: 34%
From out-of-state: 1%
Male/Female: 44%/56%
Live on-campus: 20%
In fraternities: 5%
In sororities: 3%
Off-campus employment rating: Good
Caucasian: 54%
African American: 6%
Hispanic: 32%
Asian: 1%
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Native American: 0%
Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 3%
International: 3%
Academics
Calendar: Semester
Student/faculty ratio: 23:1
Class size 9 or fewer: 7%
Class size 10-29: 57%
Class size 30-49: 27%
Class size 50-99: 9%
Class size 100 or more: 1%
Returning freshmen: