Allegheny College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Allegheny College is a private college located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1815. The college was founded by Rev. Timothy Alden. The first classes were held on July 4, 1816. Allegheny College has more then 2,000 students enrolled and approximately 134 faculty members. It sprawls over 540 acres of land in Meadville.

Alleghany College publishes a newspaper called "The Campus." It has more than 100 students clubs and organizations. It is also home to several Greek Organizations such as Delta Tau Delta, Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma.

The sports teams of Alleghany College are nicknamed the Gators, and their colors are blue and gold. The college is a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, conservation and resource management, medicine, fine arts, mathematics, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,125 in 2009-2010 (2,073 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Allegheny provides on-campus housing for 1,590 of its 2,073 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (21 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (177 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (28 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (117 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (72 awarded)

• Psychology