| Year last surveyed | 2007 |
Address | PO Box 9000
Asheville NC 28815-9000 |
Phone | (828) 298-3325 |
Admissions | in-state: (800) 934-3536
out-of-state: (800) 934-3536
fax: (828) 298-1440 |
Carnegie Classification | Master's Colleges and Universities II |
Type | comprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs] |
Student Body | Coeducational |
Established | 1894 |
Institutional Control | Private – Religious |
Academic Calendar | Semesters |
| Currency type for cost data. | US dollars |
| Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 840 |
| Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 622 |
| Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 294 |
| Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 546 |
| Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 214 |
| Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 408 |
| Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list? | yes |
| Does institution have an open admissions policy? | no |
| Does institution have a preferential admission policy? | no |
| Does the institution have Early Admission? | yes |
| Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate. | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Action plan. | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Decision plan. | yes |
| Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option? | yes |
| High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students. | required, GED accepted. |
| Fall freshmen application deadline. | March 15 |
| Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Early Decision application deadline. | November 15 |
| Early Decision application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall transfers application deadline. | March 15 |
| Fall transfers application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Early Decision notification deadline. | December 1 |
| Early Decision notification deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall transfers notification deadline. | April 1 |
| Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Application fee. | $0 |
| Number of Early Decision applicants. | 55 |
| Number of Early Decision applicants who were admitted. | 52 |
| Does the institution accept electronic applications. | yes |
| Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students. | yes |
| Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students. | yes |
| Entrance difficulty level for all or most students. | moderately difficult |
| Entrance difficulty level for transfer students. | moderately difficult |
Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.
