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95.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9%	Asian or Pacific Islander
0.5%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.4%	total international (nonresident aliens)
0.9%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


92.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
0.2%	Hispanic
0.7%	White (non-Hispanic)
3.9%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

42 acres

City or town school is located in:

Nashville, Tennessee

Population of city/town:

1,000,000

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
women's dorms
men's dorms

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

85%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

67%

Percent of students who live off campus:

35%

Students required to live on campus:

All non-resident Nashville students must live on campus.

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

105

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:

Special collections.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Galleries.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health insurance

Counseling services:

personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

10%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

10%

Student activities:

student government, yearbook, radio station

Total number of registered organizations:

Campus-based religious organizations:

Several religious groups.

Minority student organizations:

International Student Association

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Jubilee Singers, modern mass choir, university choir, jazz ensemble, Orchesis dance club, Stagecrafters, academic and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Larry Glover,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Dawn Reese

School mascot:

Bulldogs

Athletic conference memberships:

;Great South Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no
Men's basketball	no
Men's cross-country	no
Men's soccer	no
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's cross-country	no
Women's soccer	no
Women's softball	no
Women's tennis	no
Women's track and field (indoor)	no
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's volleyball	no

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Nashville, TN (7 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Nashville, TN (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

yes

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

28% immediately, 40% within one year of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

MeHarry Medical College, St. Louis University, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

48% within six months of graduation

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

John Lewis, Congressman from Georgia John Hope Franklin, Historian, Duke University (ret) David Levering Lewis, Writer and Historian (two-time Pulitzer Prize winner)

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