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Woodbury University

Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91510

Official telephone: (818) 767-0888
Toll-free telephone: (800) 784-WOOD
Fax number: (818) 504-9320

Website: www.woodbury.edu



Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 575 men, 681 women, 1,256 total
Full-time undergraduates: 487 men, 548 women, 1,035 total
Part-time undergraduates: 88 men, 133 women, 221 total
Total graduate students: 126 men, 165 women, 291 total
Full-time graduate students: 110 men, 144 women, 254 total
Part-time graduate students: 16 men, 21 women, 37 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
First-year student breakdown:
6.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
11.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
42.4% Hispanic
22.2% White (non-Hispanic)
16.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
4.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
33.0% Hispanic
42.5% White (non-Hispanic)
8.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 22 acres
City or town school is located in: Burbank
Population of city/town: 100,316
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Hollywood, San Diego, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters.
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,834,340

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (94%)
  • single-student apartments (6%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 15%
Percent of students who live off campus: 85%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 68%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 294
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): The Wire, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 3
Total number of registered organizations: 24
Minority student organizations:
Armenian Student Association, La Voz Unida
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Architecture Student Forum, Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization, Organization Name Common Threads, Communication Club, MBA Association, Social Animals, Society of Accounting and Business, Society of Interior Architecture Students, Business & Professional Women of Woodbury, Winter Formal, Woodstock, Founders' Week, Midnight Breakfast

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (31 miles)
Nearest other airport: Burbank (2 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Los Angeles (20 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Academic of Art University, Azusa Pacific, Boston University, California Lutheran, CSULA, CSU Stanislaus, Chapman, Columbia, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Harvard, King's College (NY), National University (CA), Northwestern University (IL), Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Southern Polytechnic (GA), UCLA, University of Florida, University of Florida, University of Phoenix, USC
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 62% within six months of graduation, 4% within one year of graduation, 3% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Warner Bros, Universal Studios, Bloomingdales, Office Pavilion, City of Los Angeles, DWP, NBC, Good Swartz Brown & Brown LLP, First Commerce Bank, Countrywide Mortgage, JC Penney, Americorps, Paramount, Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Citibank, Disney, Guess, LA Sheriff's Dept, LA Superior Court, Nestle, Boeing, IKEA, LA County Office of Public Safety, State of California, Gensler, Escada, Port of Los Angeles, Shell Oil, Williams-Sanoma, ABC, Dreamworks, Technicolor, Nickelodeon
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Helen Gurley Brown, Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan Magazine.



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