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TROY UNIVERSITY
Troy University
University Avenue
Troy, AL 36082

Official telephone: (334) 670-3100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 551-9716
Fax number: (334) 670-3774

Website: www.troy.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,747 men, 12,397 women, 21,144 total
Full-time undergraduates: 3,907 men, 6,333 women, 10,240 total
Part-time undergraduates: 4,840 men, 6,064 women, 10,904 total
Total graduate students: 2,292 men, 4,867 women, 7,159 total
Full-time graduate students: 728 men, 1,642 women, 2,370 total
Part-time graduate students: 1,564 men, 3,225 women, 4,789 total
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
First-year student breakdown:
48.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.8% Hispanic
40.9% White (non-Hispanic)
3.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
41.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.8% Hispanic
47.5% White (non-Hispanic)
1.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 577 acres
City or town school is located in: Troy, AL
Population of city/town: 13,935
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Dothan, Fort Rucker, Montgomery, Maxwell AFB, and Gunter Annex, AL; sites also located across the United States and around the world.
Nearest major city: Montgomery, AL
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 204,086
Online campus map: troy.troy.edu/abouttroy/
campus_map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (7%)
  • women's dorms (26%)
  • men's dorms (24%)
  • sorority housing (3%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • single-student apartments (28%)
  • married-student apartments (2%)
  • special housing for international students (7%)
  • other housing including Substance-free and honor student housing. (2%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 29%
Percent of students who live off campus: 71%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen under age 19 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 71%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1570
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Manuscripts. Film/video and machine readable materials.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, Rosa L. Parks library and museum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 12
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 6
Percent of men who join fraternities: 14%
Number of social sororities on campus: 9
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 5
Percent of women who join sororities: 15%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Tropolitan
Number of honor societies: 27
Total number of registered organizations: 140
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Campus Ministry, Campus Outreach, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Center, Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Newman Center, Pentecostal Campus Ministries, Wesley Foundation
Minority student organizations:
Kenyan in Troy Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Association of Black Journalists
International student organizations:
International Student Cultural Organization, African American Alliance, Chinese Student Association, Turkish American Student Association, Indian Student Association, Nepal Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Art Guild, Art Consortium, Art Education Association, Collegiate Music Educators National Conference, American Choral Directors Association, Student Chapter of the American Choral Director Association, English Student Union, Teaching English as a Second Language Club, Council of Teachers of English, National Broadcasting Society, Society of Professional Journalists, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Students in Free Enterprise, Student National Education Association, Association for Childhood Education International, Circle K, Gamecocks, Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA), Habitat for Humanity, Trojan Ambassadors, Collegiate 4H, Interfraternity Council, National Panhellenic Council, Panhellenic Council, A.O.K. - Abstinence is Okay, Students Concerned About Disability Awareness, Gay Straight Alliance, Women's Initiative, Insurance Society, Advertising and Public Relations Society, Society for Advancement of Management, Accounting Society, Collegiate Marketing Association, finance club, MBA Association, Square Root of C Math Club, political science club, Pre-Law Society, College Democrats, College Republicans, Freshmen Forum, Federation of Democratic Women, Archaeological Society, environmental club, kinesiology and health promotion club, pre-health professions club, Student Nurses Association, Graduate Nursing Association, chemistry club, Troy Chapter of the AL Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Arnold Air Society, Air Force ROTC, 17th Cadet Wing, Intramural Sports Officials Organization, Residence Hall Association, Trojan All-Star Football Hostesses, athletic training club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Steve Dennis,
Athletics Director
Director of women's athletics: Sandy Atkins,
SWA
Athletics homepage: dothan.troy.edu/
DothanWebCam.html
School colors: cardinal, black, and silver
School mascot: Trojans
Athletic conference memberships: Sun Belt Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 18%
Athletic facilities:
intramural fields, recreation gymnasium, fitness center, natatorium, outdoor swimming pool, walking trails
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Atlanta, GA (300 miles)
Nearest other airport: Montgomery, AL (60 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Birmingham, AL (180 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Troy, AL (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Alabama State University, American Military University, Athens State University, Auburn University, Auburn University--Montgomery, Boston University, Bowie State University, Cambridge College, Campbell University, Capella University, Clark Atlanta University, Clemson University, Columbus State University, East Tennessee State University, Evangel University, Faulkner University, Florida Institute of Technology, Florida State University, The George Washington University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Lincoln Memorial University, Mercer University, National-Louis University, North Central University, Nova Southeastern University, Oklahoma State University, Old Dominion University, San Diego State University, St. Joseph's University, Syracuse University, Tarleton State University, Thomas Edison State College, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Troy University, University of Alabama, University of Alabama--Birmingham, University of Central Florida, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia, University of Hawaii--Hilo, University of Maryland--Baltimore, University of Maryland--University College, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Oklahoma, University of Phoenix, University of Rhode Island, University of South Alabama, University of South Carolina--Columbia, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee--Chattanooga, University of West Florida, Villanova University, Wake Forest University, Walden University, Webster University, Western Governors University.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, CINTAS, The Southern Company, State of Alabama.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • William M. Novick, M.D., founder and medical director, International Children's Heart Foundation
  • Troy King, attorney general, Alabama.



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