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Olivet Nazarene University

Olivet Nazarene University
1 University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Official telephone: (800) 648-1463
Toll-free telephone: (800) 648-1463

Website: www.olivet.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,135 men, 1,843 women, 2,978 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,033 men, 1,539 women, 2,572 total
Part-time undergraduates: 102 men, 304 women, 406 total
Total graduate students: 434 men, 1,074 women, 1,508 total
Full-time graduate students: 88 men, 174 women, 262 total
Part-time graduate students: 346 men, 900 women, 1,246 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 40%
First-year student breakdown:
6.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.1% Hispanic
87.2% White (non-Hispanic)
0.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
10.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3% Hispanic
82.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.6% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 250 acres
City or town school is located in: Bourbonnais, Illinois
Population of city/town: 16,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Nearest major city: Chicago, Illinois
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 6,000,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing is not provided for students 23 and older.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (30%)
  • men's dorms (30%)
  • single-student apartments (35%)
  • married-student apartments (5%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live off campus: 20%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 23 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 75%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
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. Curriculum center.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Planetarium, greenhouse, solar telescope, television studio, radio station, ROTC training center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Glimmerglass
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 79
Campus-based religious organizations:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Minority student organizations:
Multi-Ethnic Relations Club , MuKappa, Proclamation Gospel Choir
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
The Academy, F-Stop Project , Green Room , International Justice Mission , Nursing Students in Action , Olivet Geological Society , ONU Young Republicans , ONU Young Democrats , Phi Alpha Theta , Psi Chi , Student Athletic Trainers Club , American Marketing Association , Student Education Association , Students in Free Enterprise , Student Section of Family and Consumer Sciences , The Kinghts Templar, American Society of Mechanical Engineers , Astronomy Club , Capitol Hill Gang , Computer Club , Diakonia, Engineering Club , Equestrian Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jeff Schimmelpfennig,
Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics
Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
School colors: Purple/Gold
School mascot: Tigers
Athletic conference memberships: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNAIA
Men's basketballnoNAIA
Men's cross-countrynoNAIA
Men's footballnoNAIA
Men's golfnoNAIA
Men's soccernoNAIA
Men's tennisnoNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)noNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's cross-countrynoNAIA
Women's soccernoNAIA
Women's softballnoNAIA
Women's tennisnoNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)noNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's volleyballnoNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 31%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago, Illinois (50 miles)
Nearest other airport: Chicago, Illinois (70 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Kankakee, Illinois (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Kankakee, Illinois (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 41%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 24% immediately, 39% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Asbury College (KY);Duke University (NC);Governors State University (IL);Northwestern University (IL);Olivet Nazarene University (IL);University of Chicago (IL);University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (IL);Wheaton College (IL)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 66% within six months of graduation, 72% within one year of graduation, 80% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Proctor and Gamble, Eli Lilly, Olivet Nazarene University, Microsoft, U.S Government
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Richard Jones, former CEO of Sears Ovid Young, International Concert Pianist



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