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Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

Official telephone: (404) 880-8000
Fax number: (404) 880-8222

Website: www.cau.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,060 men, 2,621 women, 3,681 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,001 men, 2,517 women, 3,518 total
Part-time undergraduates: 59 men, 104 women, 163 total
Total graduate students: 250 men, 583 women, 833 total
Full-time graduate students: 175 men, 410 women, 585 total
Part-time graduate students: 75 men, 173 women, 248 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 60%
First-year student breakdown:
81.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.1% Hispanic
17.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
87.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.3% Hispanic
0.1% White (non-Hispanic)
12.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 85 acres
City or town school is located in: Atlanta
Nearest major city: Atlanta
Distance of nearest major city: 1 miles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (39%)
  • women's dorms (16%)
  • men's dorms (10%)
  • single-student apartments (35%)
  • other housing including Heritage Commons
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 68%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live off campus: 54%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 50%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing 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: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 640
Other computer facilities/services: Computers are located in dorms. CAU has 25-30 people per access point.
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 on the African-American Experience; John Henrik Clarke Africana and African-American collection; Henry P. Slaughter and Countee Cullen Memorial Collection of graphic and performing arts; Atlanta Regional Consortium of Higher Education (ARCHE) membership provides access to nineteen area libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art Gallery

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills, Tutorial assistance includes core courses & most major courses
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, UCC offers a full array of comprehensive behavioral mental health & counsleing services for students
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, career/job readiness/workshops, testing department
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 5
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 3%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Panther
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 80
Campus-based religious organizations:
Impact Campus Crusade for Christ, Live the Life Christian Fellowship, Chosen College Campus Ministry, New Life Gospel Choir, AUC Muslim Association
Minority student organizations:
African Student Organization, Caribbean Oriented Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kappa Kappa Psi, March of Dimes Collegiate Council, NAACP, Omega Psi Phi

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Brenda Edmond-Square,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Tamica Jones,
SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics
Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
School mascot: Cougars
Athletic conference memberships: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Atlanta (25 miles)
Nearest other airport: Macon (80 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Atlanta (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Atlanta (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 6%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 24% immediately, 26% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Clark Atlanta University (GA);Emory University (GA);Georgia Institute of Technology (GA);Georgia State University (GA);John Marshall Law School--Atlanta (GA)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 45% within six months of graduation, 58% within one year of graduation, 80% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Ernst and Young, KPMG, Accenture, Deloitte, PriceWaterhousecoopers
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Myrtle Habersham, Chief Strategic Officer, Social Security Administration Dr. Shirley N. Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute



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