WebColby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine.It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner Colby saw the institution renamed again to Colby University before settling on its current title, reflecting its liberal …

WebMiddlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont.Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries and offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social …

WebColorado College was founded in 1874 on land designated by U.S. Civil War veteran General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and of Colorado Springs. Founder Reverend Thomas Nelson Haskell of the Presbyterian Church described it as a coeducational liberal arts college in the tradition of Oberlin College.Like …

WebJoshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1852, Bowdoin College professor (1855–62), Civil War brigadier general, Medal of Honor recipient, Maine governor (1867–71), and president of Bowdoin College (1871–83) Michael J. Connor 1980, USN Vice Admiral, Commander, Submarine Forces (2012–2015) Abraham Eustis 1806 (M.A.), officer during the War of 1812

WebBeloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin. Founded in 1846, when Wisconsin was still a territory, it is the state's oldest continuously operated college. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and has an enrollment of roughly 1,400 undergraduate students. History. Beloit ...

WebDavidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina.It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan’s Ford.. Davidson is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolls 1,973 students from 50 states and …

WebOccidental College was founded on April 20, 1887, by a group of Presbyterian clergy, missionaries, and laymen, including James George Bell, Lyman Stewart, and Thomas Bard.The cornerstone of the school's first building was laid in September 1887 in the Boyle Heights now East Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Angeles. The college's first term …

WebVassar College (/ ˈ v æ s ər / VASS-ər) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States.Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely following Elmira College.It became coeducational in 1969 and now has a gender ratio at the …

WebHope's motto is taken from Psalm 42:6: "Spera in Deo" ("Hope in God"). The college's emblem is an anchor.This is drawn from a speech by Albertus van Raalte, the leader of the community, on the occasion of the founding of the Pioneer School in 1851: "This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future," (an allusion to Hebrews 6:19). The primary …

WebStatistics Rankings and reputation. In the U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings for 2022, Franklin and Marshall College tied for 42nd in National Liberal Arts Colleges, 44th in Best Undergraduate Teaching, 98th in Top Performers on Social Mobility, and ranked 31st in Best Value Schools. In the similar Forbes rankings, Franklin and …