Published
January 22, 2013
This article discusses important factors to consider when evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college.
Success in the 21st century requires innovative thinkers, creative problem solvers and skilled communicators. At Albright
College, we offer our students unique opportunities to develop these skills and to create academic paths specially tailored
to their goals and interests. Albright College offers a wide variety of academic, social and personal support services.
Academic support activities include faculty advising, peer tutoring and seminars on study skills and time management.
School Overview: |
Albright College
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| County | Berks County, PA | |
| Title IV Eligible | Participat | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | |
| Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included) |
158 staff | 115 staff |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Enrollment | 2,232 students | 1,633 students |
| # Full-Time Students | 2,131 students | 1,434 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 101 students | 137 students |
| # Undergraduate Students | 2,167 students | 1,507 students |
| # Graduate Students | 65 students | 129 students |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | 1% |
| % Asian | 2% | 2% |
| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 8% | 3% |
| % Black | 9% | 6% |
| % White | 81% | 84% |
| % Two or more races | - | 2% |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) |
$35,320 | $24,462 |
| Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) |
$35,320 | $24,744 |
| Percent Admitted | 47% | 64% |
| SAT Reading (25-75%) | 480-570 | 450-570 |
| SAT Math (25-75%) | 480-585 | 460-573 |
| ACT Composite (25-75%) | 20-25 | 20-25 |
School Notes:
- The College's rigorous liberal arts curriculum has an interdisciplinary focus. Albright’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Fully half of Albright students have concentrations that combine two or three fields of learning. Half of our students graduate with combined, interdisciplinary or multiple majors. Last year, for example, students created over 200 different combinations of majors.
- Albright College traces its origin to 1856. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Albright was formed through the mergers of three separate Pennsylvania institutions: Union Seminary of New Berlin; Schuylkill Seminary (later called Schuylkill College), Reading; and Albright Collegiate Institute (later called Albright College), Myerstown. The final merger occurred in 1929 when Schuylkill College and Albright College became Albright College at its current location in Reading.
- The College is located on a 118-acre suburban campus in Reading, Pa., a city of 80,000 in a metropolitan area of 250,000. Albright College is one hour from Philadelphia and the Pocono mountain ski resorts, two hours from Baltimore and three hours from New York City and Washington, D.C.
- Albright College is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Albright College is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126, 717-787-5041.
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