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Ursinus College

by John Fischer
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Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000
601 East Main Street
Collegeville, PA 19426-1000
610-409-3000

College Web Site

Type of Institution:

Private
Non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational

2006-7 Fees:

Undergraduate tuition and fees: $33,350
Room/board: $7,600

Overview:

Ursinas is a liberal arts college founded in 1869 whose mission is "to model civility, to prepare students for an interdependent world and to teach students how to put their ideas to work."

Location:

Ursinus College has a 167-acre campus in suburban Montgomery County is just 30 miles from Center City.

Academics:

Ursinas offers 28 majors and 49 minors.Biology, Business & Economics, and English are the three majors with the most students. All students and faculty are issued Dell Latitude D600 laptop computers.

The most popular undergraduate majors are: Economics, Biology/biological sciences, Psychology, Mass communication/media studies and English language and literature.

Student Body / Faculty:

Ursinas has a student body of 1,552 full-time and 19 part-time students.

Ursinas has 115 full-time and 50 part-time faculty members.

The student to faculty ratio is 12:1.

U.S. News & World Report Ranking:

Liberal Arts Colleges: 69
Overall score: N/A
Average freshman retention rate: N/A
2006 graduation rate: (Predicted) N/A

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