"Attractive Allegheny, founded in 1815, is a shining example of what the exciting colleges in this book are doing to prepare their students for a new kind of world, things that make most of the prestige institutions look stodgy. It has a long and distinguished record of producing not only future scientists and scholars, but business leaders as well."
-Colleges That Change Lives

• Allegheny College attracts students with unusual combinations of interests, skills and talents, including some they don’t know they have. At Allegheny, we invite students to tap all of their interests and talents.
• Over and over again, we hear from leaders in business, government, medicine, education, and community service that the future belongs to individuals who are innovators, inventors, and big picture thinkers – those who can think both creatively and analytically. It is this preparation for careers – and for life – that Allegheny, with its emphasis on “Unusual Combinations,” is known to provide.
• Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the 32nd oldest college in the country and will celebrate its bicentennial in 2015.
• Allegheny is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, a county seat with a population of 30,000 and a strong entrepreneurial history and spirit. Located approximately 30 minutes from I-90 and I-80, two miles off of I-79, and just two hours from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo. Downtown is within walking distance of campus..
• Historic, 562-acre campus, including a 283-acre nature reserve and 203-acre recreational complex.
• Allegheny recognizes its responsibility to pursue campus-wide environmental sustainability. Collaborative efforts between students, faculty, staff, civic leaders, and local residents have developed a comprehensive composting program, green roof, LEED certified buildings, geo-exchange heating and cooling, porous parking lots, wind generated electricity, an annual campus wide energy challenge, and a Climate Action Plan to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2020.

• Every student completes both a major and minor program of study. With the freedom to select from over 900 combinations of majors and minors, students expand their concentrations beyond one division of the liberal arts and sciences, developing the skills essential in today’s global marketplace: being articulate, innovative, analytical, collaborative, and creative.
• During the first two years, every Allegheny student participates in three seminars that focus on written and oral communication as well as academic and career advising. This progressive course sequence helps students create a four-year program to match their goals and needs, and the faculty instructor serves as advisor for both years.
• All Allegheny students complete a Senior Project in their major field; a significant piece of original research that demonstrates the skills most prized by employers and graduate schools.
• Led by faculty members from different major programs, Allegheny Travel Seminars offer for credit, off-campus, intensive learning tours to students at the end of each spring semester. Recent study tour groups explored Greece, India, Turks & Caicos Islands, Nicaragua and South Africa.
• Through the College’s Center for Political Participation, Allegheny and The New York Times partnered again for a landmark event on the future of the Presidential Primary.
• Recent internships/employers: ALCOA, Americorps/Vista, Erie Times-News, FBI, Hefren-Tillotson, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, NASA, National Council for Science and the Environment, Peace Corps, Smithsonian Museum, UPMC, US Department of Defense, Westinghouse Electric
• Recent graduate/professional schools: Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, New York University, Ohio State University, Penn State University, University of Colorado, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Villanova University
• Acceptance rates twice the national average for medical, law, and business programs; 90% of students seeking employment have full-time jobs within eight months of graduation.

• 91% of full-time faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field
• 47 majors & programs and over 44 minors; students choose from over 900 unique combinations of majors and minors
• Opportunities for student-designed majors and minors; double major and minor programs common
• 43% of students enroll in at least one independent study course.

• 90% of students live on campus, choosing from a variety of housing options, including special interest houses, LEED-certified townhouses and wellness and quiet study floors.
• Campus activities include concerts in the Grounds for Change coffeehouse, comedians, Late Night programming on weekends, and major annual events such as Wingfest, Casino Night, Springfest, and Greek Sing.
• 21 NCAA Division III Teams; Founding Member of the North Coast Athletic Conference
• More than 100 student-run clubs, organizations, and honor societies. Examples include: Union Latina, Orchesis Dance Company, Amnesty International, WARC Radio, ACTV, Hillel, Allegheny Christian Outreach, Islamic Awareness Society, Habitat for Humanity, fraternities and sororities, Phi Beta Kappa, Allegheny Student Government, Dumbledore’s Army.
• Excellent outdoor recreational opportunities including: backpacking, canoeing, caving, night hikes, picnic outings, rock climbing, sailing, skiing, snowshoeing, and whitewater rafting.

• 92% of job-seeking graduates are hired within eight months of graduation.
• Allegheny ranks in the top 5% of all schools whose graduates go on to earn Ph.D.s in all fields. We rank in the top 4% for the natural sciences, and specifically in the top 2% for chemistry.
• Our acceptance rates to graduate schools (including law, medical, and business schools) typically fall between 85-100%, which is twice the US national average.
• Alumni in the communications and journalism fields have earned 7 Academy Awards, 30 Emmy Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize.

• 74% in top quarter of high school graduation class
• Middle 50% SAT (CR & M) scores: 1125 – 1310
• Middle 50% ACT composite scores: 24-29
• 17% multicultural
• 100% living on campus