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East Texas Baptist University

East Texas Baptist University
1209 N. Grove
Marshall, TX 75670

Official telephone: (903) 935-7963
Fax number: (903) 938-1705

Website: www.etbu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 603 men, 723 women, 1,326 total
Full-time undergraduates: 522 men, 654 women, 1,176 total
Part-time undergraduates: 81 men, 69 women, 150 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 9%
First-year student breakdown:
11.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.6% Hispanic
81.8% White (non-Hispanic)
0.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
14.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.5% Hispanic
79.9% White (non-Hispanic)
0.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
0.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

East Texas Baptist University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Marshall, TX
Population of city/town: 25,000
Nearest major city: Shreveport, LA
Distance of nearest major city: 40 miles
Population of nearest major city: 200,145

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):
  • women's dorms (26%)
  • men's dorms (18%)
  • single-student apartments (52%)
  • married-student apartments (4%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family. All international and transfer students must live on campus for at least one year.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 95%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair 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: 206
Other computer facilities/services: wired and wireless Internet cafe, large Internet bandwidth, fiberoptic network to every building, Internet/video projection systems in every classroom, laptop check-out in some areas
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:
Electronic audio (59); Database (170); Electronic/Full-Text Journals and Newspapers (13,322); Scores (2,695); Electronic Scores (2,000); Other (2,989)
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
University archives and special collections

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, 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, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, reader software.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 3%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Compass (monthly)
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 36
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Fellowship, International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
concert choir, chapel choir, University Singers, opera workshop, jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, marching and pep bands, Hilltop Players, drill team, team managers, academic groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Kent Reeves,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Suzanne Wingrove,
SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director
Kent Reeves
East Texas Baptist University
1209 North Grove
Marshall, TX 75670-1498
School mascot: Tigers
Athletic conference memberships: American Southwest Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccerno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. III
Women's softballno 
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 21%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Shreveport, LA (35 miles)
Nearest other airport: Longview, TX (25 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Marshall, TX (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Marshall, TX (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 20%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
University of Texas at Tyler, University of Texas at Austin, Stephen F. Austin State University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, George Truett Seminary - Baylor University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - Kentucky
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 84% within two years of graduation



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