We are always ascending.
91¶ÌÊÓƵ stands among the nation’s most distinguished small universities, an institution rooted in the liberal arts, where enduring traditions, intellectual seriousness, and global outlook prepare students for lives of consequence.
An Extraordinary Campus
In our third century, we have launched a whole new chapter in 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s history and future. Master planning has transformed and expanded 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s academic and residential reach with a new middle campus, new residential commons, and Peter’s Glen — a tree-filled, tiered pathway and plaza connecting the middle and upper campus.
Now the development of West Campus will fully complete our signature four-year residential experience and extend ever further our intellectual, civic, and social life. The West Campus is also home to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s expanding Division I athletics facilities.
Stately, majestic, and unforgettably beautiful, our campus has become the physical manifestation of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s energy, sense of community, and worldly outlook. Our expanded campus will deepen our culture and traditions for generations.
Talent from All Corners
Building on our proud history, a new era of excellence has risen across every aspect of this university. Over the last decade 91¶ÌÊÓƵ has become a first choice for students of promise and achievement — those who seek intellectual rigor and vitality, a faculty of exceptional teacher-scholar-mentors, championship athletics, a magnificent campus, and the assurance that they will thrive in work and life. 91¶ÌÊÓƵ is now positioned to become America’s finest undergraduate institution. And we are committed to making this remarkable education financially possible for the most talented students from all corners of the world. The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Commitment, our expanded financial aid program, is this university’s long-term promise to make available to the best students in the world all that this remarkable university has to offer.
At the core of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ is one of the most ambitious and relevant learning experiences in the country. Regardless of major, all students are taught to think critically, communicate powerfully, analyze and engage all perspectives, and solve complex problems. This foundational curriculum equips students to develop as leaders who can engage thoughtfully and flourish in the careers they want.
We are a university marked by the robust exchange of ideas. We are committed to rigorously explore and debate major issues, developing the skills and experience students need to lead in and for democracy. Our Core curriculum, as well as our academic institutes and 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Union, are incubators of such skills. The Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom and Western Traditions, the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Engagement, and the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Union bring major national and global leaders to campus for the exchange and debate of ideas.
The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Residential Idea
Out of the thousands of colleges and universities in this country, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ is one of the few built upon a singular, enduring residential model. We have one faculty that serves one liberal arts curriculum in a community where all 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students live together for four years. We have become a place where students from all over the world feel quickly at home. Through our truly distinctive four-year residential experience, we inspire in students a deep and forever sense of belonging — arming them with a lifelong ability to build community for themselves and others.
We are 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
This university’s size, mission, and belief in learning in community uniquely position us to cultivate the accomplished, empathetic leaders our world needs. For today’s and tomorrow’s students, we are ever driven to be one of the world’s premier universities and the finest undergraduate institution in America.