Agnes Scott College
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| Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 471-6285 (800) 868-8602 Fax: (404) 471-6414 |
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| Full-time: 2 men, 877 women | Faculty: 81; IIB, av$ |
| Part-time: 8 men, 116 women | Ph.D.s: 100% |
| Graduate: 3 men, 10 women | Student/Faculty: 11 to 1 |
| Year: semesters | Tuition: $23,570 |
| Application Deadline: March 1 | Room & Board: $8500 |
| Freshman Class: 1526 applied, 815 accepted, 229 enrolled | |
| SAT Verbal/Math: 630/600* | ACT: 26 |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Agnes Scott College, founded in 1889, is an independent liberal arts college for women and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The library contains 221,991 volumes, 33,125 microform items, and 18,867 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 15,049 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, and Internet access. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, an educational technology center, multimedia classrooms, and centers for writing and speaking. The 100-acre campus is in an urban area 6 miles from downtown Atlanta. Including any residence halls, there are 25 buildings.
| Controlled by | Public |
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| Religious | Yes |
| Non-sectarian | No |
| Faith | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| School is | Women only |
| School summary | Agnes Scott College, founded in 1889, is an independent liberal arts college for women and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 1 |
| Libraries on campus | 1 |
| Total volumes in library | 221991 |
| Microform items | 33125 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 18867 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 15049 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | No |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | Yes |
| Radio station on campus | No |
| TV station on campus | No |
| Other facilities on campus | an educational technology center, multimedia classrooms, and centers for writing and speaking |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.