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Newbury At a Glance    
History:
Founded in 1962 on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay
Character:
Newbury is a small, independent college offering baccalaureate and associate degrees in more than 30 career-relevant majors. The College has three Schools: Arts, Science & Design; Business & Management; and the Roger A. Saunders School of Hotel & Restaurant Management.
President:
Hannah M. McCarthy
Cabinet:
Joseph Chillo, Executive Vice President
Joyce Hanlon, Vice President of Finance & CFO
Hannah Levertov, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of
    the College
Paul Martin, Vice President of Student Affairs
Clare McCully, Vice President of Development 
Accreditation:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) 
Council for Interior Design
Articulation Agreements:
Transfer students may transfer up to 30 credits into an Associate Degree and 60 credits
into a baccalaureate degree. Newbury does maintain articulation agreement with
several institutions.  The College maintains articulation agreements with the Massachusetts Restaurant Associations's Prostart Program and the Massachusetts Lodging Association's Lodging Management Program.  Articulation agreement with area high schools (Bay Path Regional, Blackstone Valley Regional, Cape Cod Technical, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Framingham, Minuteman Regional, Natick, Newton North, Quincy, Tri-County Regional, and Weymouth) and community colleges (Bunker Hill, Massachusetts Bay, Massasoit Community, Quincy College and Roxbury).
Athletics: Member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III) offering 13 varsity sports
Enrollment:
Opening fall 2011 enrollment: 1,025
     Female: 57%
     Male: 43% 
Graduation Rate:  
     6-years: 46.3%
     5-years: 44.9%
     4-years: 33.3%
 Retention Rate:  
     Overall Retention Rate: 68%
     First-Year Retention from Fall 2010 to Fall 2011: 60%
     Transfer Student Retention: 76%
College Cost:
Tuition: $26,750
Comprehensive and Technology Fee: $1,100
New Student Orientation: $175
Room & Board (Double Occupancy): $12,520
Part-time per credit hour charge:
   $895 (Day students)
   $445 (Day students enrolled in Summer)
   $325 (Adult & Professional Studies)
Financial Aid:
Almost 95% of the student body received financial aid
Average institutional financial aid award: $11,367
Average financial aid award: $27,470
Average student indebtedness upon graduation (May 2011): $29,530
Student-Faculty Ratio:
9 to 1
Average Class Size:
18
Alumni:
More than 14,000

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