College Profile,
2006-2007

Private, coeducational, Christian undergraduate college with 2-year and 4-year degree programs in Liberal Arts and Culture. The College is recognized as a Category II institution, offering associate and bachelor degrees, by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (www.tracs.org).

Governance

Independent, non-profit educational trust, governed by a self-sustaining Board of Trustees.

Accreditation

Theological Perspective

The College stands in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition of protesting catholics and affirms the great creeds of the Christian church throughout the ages: the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Definition of Chalcedon. The College Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty believe that the reformational confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries, such as the Westminster Confession of Faith of 1646, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort, and Heidelberg Catechism of all historic statements, most fully and faithfully summarize the doctrine revealed in Scripture.

Degrees

Associate (2-year program) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Culture (4-year program).

Tuition, 2006-2007

The tuition rate is $7,200 per year, with additional charges ($400-$600) for late tuition deposit and optional payment plan; full-time B.A. students who make an additional $500 deposit toward their senior year can keep tuition fixed at the same rate for four consecutive academic years from initial full-time enrollment. Tuition for 2007-2008 will likely increase over the current rate by between $300 and $500.

Room & Board

The College provides no on-campus housing, but many students board with local Christian families or share apartments with other NSA students. The College expects its students to be mature enough to live independently. Students are responsible for their own housing arrangements. Costs for boarding with local Christian families vary considerably, but typically range from about $300 per month to $400 per month, depending on the living and meal arrangements. Two bedroom apartments typically rent in the $400 per month range, and duplexes and houses go for between $600 per month to $1200 per month.

Enrollment, 2006-2007

170 students (headcount, both full-and part-time), or 148 full-time equivalent began the academic year. The College admits only a limited number of qualified applicants each year. The College's enrollment target is 50 new full-time matriculating students and a small number of part-time students each year. Unlike enrollment-driven colleges, the faculty defines New Saint Andrews. The College seeks to preserve its academic integrity and spiritual faithfulness over time by maintaining a small community of experienced Christian scholars who invite a limited number of students to join them each year in the study of truth, beauty, and goodness through the classical liberal arts from a reformational Christian worldview.

Student Body, 2006-2007

Women (57%) and men (43%) from 32 states, Canada, England, France, Ivory Coast, and Iraq.

Admission Standards 2006-2007

The College seeks applicants who are serious Christian students, committed to sound doctrine, personal holiness, cultural reformation, and academic integrity. The Admissions Committee carefully evaluates an applicant's entire portfolio, weighing each element to understand the student as a whole person. The College seeks students who have a balanced life, combining academic interests, service to the others, involvement in their church and local communities, and appreciation of humor and the arts.

Applicants must have successfully completed their secondary education and attained ACT (20+) or SAT (1000+) scores.

The College welcomes applications from qualified international students. Click here for more admissions information or contact the College at info@nsa.edu.

ACT-SAT Test Scores, 2005-2006 (updates for 2006-2007 not yet available)

The 2005-2006 freshman class averaged 1244 on the SAT and 25.5 on the ACT.

The following ACT/SAT rankings are taken from the ACT/Collegenet site's database, cnsearch.collegenet.com (generated January 12, 2005; numbers are subject to change whenever colleges and universities update their scores):

National Comparisons

The New Saint Andrews student body ranked in the top 2 percent (98th percentile) nationally for the highest combined ACT and in the top 3 percent (97th percentile) for the highest mean SAT scores in 2005-2006 among all 3,609 institutions reporting regardless of institutional size or tuition costs.

Among the 100 4-year colleges nationally with enrollment under 500 and tuition less than $8,000, New Saint Andrews students ranked first on the ACT and second on the SAT.

Regional Comparisons

Among all 640 institutions reporting in the 15 Western states, regardless of size or cost, New Saint Andrews students ranked 12th on the ACT and 16th on the SAT. Of the 110 4-year Western institutions with tuition under $8,000, regardless of size, the College ranked second on the ACT and third on the SAT.

Idaho Comparisons

New Saint Andrews students are first on both the ACT and SAT among all 13 post-secondary institutions in the state, regardless of size or cost.

Alumni

The College celebrated its Ninth Commencement in May 2006 by graduating a class of 26, 19 B.A. and seven A.A. The Class of 2006 brought the College's total alumni to 131 since 1998. Approximately 20 percent of our graduates are currently enrolled or have completed graduate study programs, ministerial training, or law school in the U.S. or abroad; 40 percent are teaching in Christian schools or tutorial programs; and 40 percent are pursuing various callings such as homemakers, businessmen, legal assistants, secretaries, editors, interior designers, graphic artists, and military service.

Supporting the College

The College is a Christian educational ministry. Its primary sources of revenue are tuition income and gifts from friends and supporters of classical Christian higher education. The College accepts no state or federal government funds, receives no government assistance or benefits, and participates in no government-sponsored financial aid programs. The College encourages your prayer support and financial contributions, but gifts to New Saint Andrews are not tax deductible. Although the College is a non-profit trust, the Board of Trustees refuses, on principle, to seek tax-exempt status (501[C]3) from the Internal Revenue Service for the College. For more information about this principled tax decision or about how to contribute to New Saint Andrews, please contact the College (208-882-1566; info@nsa.edu).

NEW SAINT ANDREWS COLLEGE
Friendship Square and Main Street
P.O. Box 9025
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: 208-882-1566, Fax: 208-882-4293
Email: info@nsa.edu

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