Date:

Thursday, October 31, 2019 @ 1:35 PM

Name of College:

Plymouth State University

Name of Representative:

Danielle Blondin

Email Address:

dnblondin@plymouth.edu

Phone Number:

Office: 603-535-2450   Mobile: 603-475-1354

College Web Page:

www.plymouth.edu

Please give some examples of high profile events held on campus last year  (i.e. concerts. speakers, political debates, etc.):        

Various presidential candidates have visited campus & held town hall meetings recently (Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang) as well as more local politicians like Elizabeth Warren & Chris Christie

What percentage of students stay on campus during the weekends?

90%

New initiatives on campus and/or institutional goals?

Transformed 24 academic departments into 7 “clusters”, spent the past 3 years transitioning into this new learning model, turf athletic field in progress.

What is something you might find at the school that may not exist at any other school?

Excellent deals on skiing/snowboarding & other outdoor recreational activities, college town setting. “Top 10” ski and snowboard school in the US.

If located outside of New England, what New England area schools is your institution similar to?

What is the distance to the nearest big city? And what is that city?

20 min to Tilton, NH

40 min to Concord, NH

2 hours to Boston, MA

What is the approximate distance from Westborough, driving and/or flying?

2 hours driving

What are your most popular majors?

Education, Business, Criminal Justice, Health Sciences (AT, PT, OT, etc.)

What are your newest and/or most unique majors?

Meteorology, Adventure Education, Musical Theater, Sales, Art Education, Computational & Applied Mathematical Sciences (CAMS), Public Health

What majors are you hoping to grow?

STEM programs

Will applying “undecided” for a major affect a student’s chances for acceptance?

No, ⅓ of our incoming class is undeclared every year, about 300 students

Is there a statistical advantage to applying early decision or early action?

N/A, Rolling Admissions. Everyone qualifies for merit scholarship no matter when they apply.

If interviews are required or recommended, where and by whom are they conducted?

N/A, only if student requests it; informal sit-down chat with their assigned admissions counselor

Are students automatically considered for merit scholarships with the application to the school?

Yes, automatic scholarship for 2.25 GPA or above; awarded at the time of application.

What percentage of demonstrated financial aid do you meet?

Need blind, but 90% of students receive aid, either merit or need based.

Is there anything else a student should know that they will not easily find in a guidebook or online?

4+1 in Accounting

3+2 Athletic Training

1-year MBA

TRIO program

Summer Bridge program

On-campus parking for first-year students, guaranteed housing all 4 years