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Dowling College

General Information

Name: Dowling College
Address: Idle Hour Blvd, Oakdale, NY 11769-1999
Phone:

  • General information: (631) 244-3000
  • Financial aid office: (631) 244-3110
  • Admissions office: (631) 244-3030

Website: www.dowling.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$16,695$15,420$14,529
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$750
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,988$8,193$6,185
        Other expenses$1,556$1,490$1,066
Off-campus
        Room and board$11,925$10,665$10,600
        Other expenses$2,511$2,250$2,132
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,511$2,250$2,132

Total expenses   
On-campus$28,239$26,103$22,530
Off-campus$32,131$29,335$28,011
Off-campus with family$20,206$18,670$17,411

2006 tuition is based a full-time undergraduate at 27 credit hours and $578 per credit.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 90%
  • Federal grants: 34%
  • State/local grants: 54%
  • Institutional grants: 86%
  • Student loans: 68%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3619
  • State/local grants:$2709
  • Institutional grants:$4901
  • Student loans:$3222

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$25
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,3701,0611,309
Percent admitted74.3%72.4%75.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time23.6%27.3%20.8%
Part-time2.2%2.7%1.7%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6379
Undergraduate enrollment: 3627
First-time student retention: 69%
Overall graduation rate: 34%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 63%
    • Part Time: 37%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 59%
Black non-hispanic: 9%
Hispanic: 9%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 21%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other - Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Bachelor
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Engineering, Other - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Transportation and Materials Moving
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other - Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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