Ursinus College
Work Box 1000
Collegeville, PA 19426
Work(610) 409-3200
Admissions E-mail: Admissions@Ursinus.edu
Web site: http://www.ursinus.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Ursinus College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1869 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 1,680 |
| Setting: | suburban |
| Endowment: | $124,485,634 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 2/15 |
| Application fee: | $50 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 54.7% |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,670 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | A highly selective, independent, nondenominational coed liberal arts college of 1,656 students in suburban Philadelphia, Ursinus is nationally recognized for fostering undergraduate research through one-on-one relationships with faculty, internship and study abroad programs, and a core curriculum that includes the Common Intellectual Experience for first-year students. With an outstanding record of placing students in graduate, law and medical schools, Ursinus is one of only 50 colleges nationwide whose seniors may compete for Watson fellowships; one of a handful of colleges highlighted in a book about the National Survey of Student Engagement's Project DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practices), and one of 10 founding institutional members of Project Pericles, which works to fosters civic and social engagement among college students nationwide. Ursinus competes in Division III athletics in the prestigious Centennial Conference, along with Bryn Mawr, Franklin & Marshall, Haverford, Johns Hopkins and Swarthmore. In recent years, new majors in Neuroscience, Biochemistry, and Theater and Dance and the opening of a new performing arts center have enhanced the curricular offerings of the college. The college's relatively new Environmental Studies major is also gaining prominence as partnerships among the college and organizations seeking to improve local ecosystems become more extensive. |
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