1. COLLEGE OF THE WEEK: WEEK EIGHT

2. DEMOGRAPHICS  Where: Boiling Springs, NC, 30 miles west of Charlotte  What: 4 year, Southern Baptist private College  Who: 4,300 CO-ED students, 2,567 undergraduates.

3. ADMISSIONS  Acceptance Rate: 67%  Average SAT CR: 440-550  Average SAT Math: 460-570  Average ACT: 19-25

4. ACADEMICS  57 % six year graduation rate  60 Majors  Most popular are Business and Education  13:1 Student Teacher Ratio  Offers schools of nursing, divinity, counseling, among others.

5. ACCESSIBILITY  Tuition and Fees: $28,280  Average Cost of Attendance for Financial Aid Recipients: $21,403  Approx. 24% of students are Pell Grant eligible  Participating in College Application Week this November!

6. INTERESTING FACTS  Located on 200 acres in Boiling Springs but has many satellite campuses across North Carolina  Many clubs including student run church services  Many different housing options

7. INTERESTING FACTS  Freshman 111 Class that introduces freshman to the University and College life  During move in week, returning students act as Big Brothers and Big Sisters to freshmen, helping them navigate the University

8. ATHLETICS  22 Division One Sports  Compete in the FCS for football  Mascot: Runnin’ Bulldogs  Colors: Scarlet and Black