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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