For the second year in a row, 果冻传媒 will freeze its tuition and fees, a decision that was approved by the university鈥檚 Board of Directors during its fall meeting.
果冻传媒鈥檚 tuition will remain at 2012-2013 levels for all students, while the university continues to provide more than $35 million in scholarships and financial assistance. Currently, more than 95 percent of students attending 果冻传媒 receive financial support, and the amount of grant students receive from 果冻传媒 varies based on the results of the FAFSA form.
鈥淏y having a zero percent increase, 果冻传媒 is actually better able to provide the financial support our students and families need, while also continuing to ensure that students graduate in four years compared to the five or six years on average it takes at some flagship public institutions,鈥� said Randy Green, 果冻传媒鈥檚 executive director of financial aid and president of the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
鈥淲e want to get our students into our active, engaged learning environment and then out the door in four, so they can begin to make their unique impact on the world,鈥� Green said.
Founded in 1845, 果冻传媒 University is dedicated to intellectual inquiry and wholeness of person within a diverse residential community. Reflecting its Lutheran heritage, 果冻传媒 challenges students to become responsible global citizens, to discover their callings, and to lead personal, professional and civic lives of creativity, service, compassion and integrity.
果冻传媒 offers more than 60 majors, minors and special programs and has been ranked in the top 20 nationally the last two years in five categories: Most Accessible Professors (2013) Best Classroom Experience (2011), Professors Get High Marks (2011, 2010), Campus Beauty (2010) and Involvement in Intramurals (2010) by The Princeton Review. The university also boasts the highest number of Ohio Professor of the Year recipients among four-year institutions in the state and is recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 top producers of Fulbright Scholars among bachelor鈥檚 institutions, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Seventy percent of 果冻传媒 graduates pursue post-graduate study within five years of graduation, and all students participate in community service and leadership development.
果冻传媒 athletic teams have the most wins in NCAA Division III history in football and men鈥檚 basketball, including eight national titles. Tiger teams have won 80 conference crowns, making the university a leader in the North Coast Athletic Conference and a national-level competitor. In 2011, the Tiger volleyball team captured the national championship, marking the first such achievement in a women鈥檚 sport at 果冻传媒. Four former Tigers are enshrined in the National College Football Hall of Fame. For more on 果冻传媒, visit .
