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Bethune-Cookman University

Work 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Work(800) 448-0228
Web site: http://www.bethune.cookman.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Baccalaureate Colleges (South)

Overview : Bethune-Cookman University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1904
Religious affiliation: Methodist
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 3,598
Setting: urban
Endowment: $34,846,513
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $25
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 55.1%
Selectivity: less selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $12,936
Mission  
School mission: Founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904, Bethune-Cookman College is an historically Black, United Methodist Church-related college offering baccalaureate degrees. In the fall of 2006, Bethune-Cookman launched its first graduate program. The institution now offers a Master of Science Degree in Transformative Leadership. As of February 14, 2007, the name of the institution was officially changed to Bethune-Cookman University. Its mission is to serve in the Christian tradition the diverse educational, social, and cultural needs of its students and to develop in them the desire and capacity for continuous intellectual and professional growth, leadership and service to others. The University has deep roots in the history of America and continues to provide services to the broader community through a focus on service learning and civic engagement.

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