USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: Maryville University of St. Louis: Services & Facilities

Maryville University of St. Louis

650 Maryville University Drive
St Louis, MO 63141-7299

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial learning services offered:: study skills, other
Counseling services offered:: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career services include:: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Within six months of graduation:: 86%
Within one year of graduation:: 10%
Within two years of graduation:: 4%
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: AT&T; Allstate; Ameren UE; American Equity Mortgage; American Red Cross; Anheuser Busch; BJC Healthcare; Boeing; Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital; Charter Communications; Citigroup; Clayton (MO) School District; Deaconess Health System; Deloitte & Touche; Edward Jones; Energizer; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Express Scripts, Inc.; Ferguson-Florissant (MO) School District; Francis Howell (MO) School District; Kirkwood (MO) School District; Maritz; MasterCard International; Mellon Human Resources & Investors Solutions; MetLife; Missouri Baptist Medical Center; Monsanto; Nestle Purina PetCare; Nextel; Paradowski Creative; Parkway (MO) School District; Quest Diagnostics Lab; Rawlings Sporting Goods; Rehab Care Group; Reinsurance Group of America; Rockwood (MO) School District; SBC Management Services; SSM DePaul Health Center; Scott Trade; Smith Barney; St. John's Medical Center; St. Louis (MO) School District; St. Luke's Hospital; State Farm; Towers Perrin; UniGroup; Unity Health Systems; Veteran's Administration Medical Center; Walgreens; Wentzville (MO) School District

School has a library on campus?: Yes
School is a member of library consortia?: Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:: 213,465
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 12,573
Number of microforms:: 531,147
Number of audiovisual materials:: 14,467
Number of E-books:: 37,349
Additional library facilities:: Special Collections including Reserves, Audiovisual/Multimedia, Pepper Coil Curriculum Collection (Teaching Materials), Juvenile Literature, ERIC Microfiche, University Archives, Father Edward Dowling, S.J. Collection. Please consult website for details: www.maryville.edu/library

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: Art Galleries; University Auditorium; Observatory; Clinical Laboratories; Education Laboratory; Art and Design Laboratories and Workshops

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 434
Internet access available to all students?: Yes
E-mail accounts available to all students?: Yes
Computers available for student use in:: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

In the library (excluding computer labs):: 32
In classrooms:: 84
In computer labs:: 12
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 50
Does the school have a wireless network?: Yes
Areas where wireless network is available:: in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 350
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: Microsoft Windows
Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:: 100%
Student webpages permitted?: No
Is online registration for classes available?: No

Campus safety and security services offered:: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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