| including a performing arts center, fitness center, and dining hall.
Calendar: Two 15-week semesters; one six-week summer session. Programs: Day Program for traditional-age students, Every-Third-Weekend Program for working adults, Shimer-in-Oxford Program for third- and fourth-year students, Early Entrant Program for high school-age students; graduate courses in the Teaching Fellows Program for professional teacher development. Academic Programs Curriculum: Once formally affiliated with the University of Chicago, Shimer continues to teach the Great Books core designed by U of C President Robert Maynard Hutchins. Curriculum
Majors: Three undergraduate majors in the liberal arts: Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Graduate courses for professional teacher development. Faculty: 12 full-time, 2 part time. 93 percent hold Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degrees. No classes taught by graduate students. Faculty profiles Student Body: Approximately 100 undergraduates, representing most states and 2 countries. Student Profiles Student-faculty Ratio: 11 to 1. Median class size: 8 Campus Activities: More than 150 student organizations Library: 20,000 volume print and media collection, electronic databases (Shimer College Library). Access to the 1.1 million volumes in the Galvin Library. Services include reference, interlibrary borrowing, career and graduate school planning, database training. Multimedia workplaces, collaborative workspace. IIT Libraries Computing/Networking: All student housing connected to high-speed Internet. Substantial campus wireless network. More than 600 workstations available in teaching and open access labs. Digital television available in residence halls.
Tuition and Financial Aid: Total costs for 2007-08 for traditional Weekday Program is estimated at $31,263, including $22,645 for tuition and $8,618 for room and board. Tuition for the Weekend Program is $17,250. Financial Aid | 
