The Allegheny Advantage:

Allegheny is one of the oldest and most respected liberal arts colleges in the country. While the College has highly regarded academic and athletic reputations, Allegheny's greatest strength is its people, especially its diverse student body.

If you are looking for an institution which will excite and challenge you, Allegheny is the place. We invite you to experience the "Allegheny Advantage."

At Allegheny, the "student" in student-athlete does more than merely precede "athlete." At Allegheny, they are respected for wearing both hats, managing rigorous academic challenges and meeting the demands of highly competitive athletic programs.

This balancing act requires time management skills, careful planning and a strong sense of values, yet it is accomplished every year. Professors realize the special commitment required by athletics, and many faculty are among the most avid supporters of Gator teams.

Retired English professor Paul Zolbrod explains it this way: "The myth of the unintellectual athlete is just that, a myth. I'm convinced that anyone who has worked hard enough to make a varsity team can work hard enough to make the honor roll."

Allegheny is especially proud to be a college where students can compete and succeed in athletics and in other areas of campus life, while still excelling in the classroom.

Because of this, Allegheny has consistently recruited quality student-athletes like Stanley Drayton, an All-American in both football and track who graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in English.

"It came down to academics, really," Drayton said. "I narrowed it down to where athletics weren't that important. I liked the approach that Allegheny took: academics first, athletics second. I'm lucky that I selected a school that is competitive academically and athletically, and where I could excel in more than one sport."