By The Numbers
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General Information
- Address:
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL 35254- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
4–1–4
- Religious Affiliation:
United Methodist
- Founded:
1856
- Web Site:
www.bsc.edu
- Main Phone:
(205) 226-4600
(800) 523-5793 (toll free)
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
1,294
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
30
- Total Male Undergraduates:
577
- Total Female Undergraduates:
747
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
63%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
Not offered
- Early Action Acceptance Rate:
Not offered
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
63%
- Total Applicants:
2,217
- Total Acceptances:
1,395
- Freshman Enrollment:
316
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
23%
- Regular Decision Deadline:
Rolling
- Regular Decision Notification:
Rolling
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
Not offered
- Transfer Applications Received:
74
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
42
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
33
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
78%
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1060–1290
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
530–650
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
530–640
- ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):
23–29
- ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):
23–30
- ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
22–27
- SAT II Requirements:
None
- Freshman Retention Rate:
85%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
30%
- Students Also Applied to These Schools:
Auburn University
Millsaps College
Rhodes College
Sewanee: University of the South
University of Alabama- Application Fee:
$25
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
Required
- Admissions Phone:
(205) 226-4696
- Admissions E-Mail:
admission@bsc.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.bsc.edu/futurestudents
Financial Information
- Full-Time Tuition:
$22,940
- Room and Board:
$7,200
- Books and Supplies:
$1,100
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$15,595
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
59%
- Students Who Received Aid:
44%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
March 1
- Financial Aid Phone:
(205) 226-4688
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
finaid@bsc.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.bsc.edu/futurestudents/financial.htm
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