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University of Evansville Fast Facts

Jeff Tilly

Institution type

  • Fully-accredited, private, liberal arts and sciences-based university affiliated with the United Methodist Church

Founded

  • 1854

Campus

  • Overall enrollment is 2,643, 2,418 full-time undergraduate students
  • Average class size is 19 students
  • Student to faculty ratio 13:1
  • Male to female ratio is 41 to 59
  • Campus covers 75 acres and includes 31 major buildings

Academics

  • 85 percent of our faculty hold their doctorate or terminal degree
  • UE offers over 100 areas of study

Study abroad

  • UE's British Campus, Harlaxton College, is located in Grantham, England
  • 52 percent of the class of 2012 studied abroad at Harlaxton College and other places around the world

Location

  • The city of Evansville has a population of 122,000 and is the third largest city in the state of Indiana
  • Evansville is three hours from St. Louis, three hours from Indianapolis, two hours from Nashville, two hours from Louisville, and four hours from Cincinnati

Living on campus

  • Ninety percent of students live on or within walking distance of campus
  • 25 percent of the students are Greek affiliated
  • There are approximately 160 student groups on campus
  • In 2010-2011, UE students provided over 17,000 hours of service to the community

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