Allegheny's undergraduate residential education prepares young adults for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students' intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny's faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world.
"Tradition, respect for yesterday, for the ideals and hopes of generations past, offers students a strong foundation on which to meet tomorrow's challenges. Allegheny College, built on the finest educational traditions of scholarship and creativity, is uniquely positioned to not only meet, but to actually create in itself the transformations that will mark the 21st century." - John Wheeler '61, Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Visitors to Allegheny College's northwestern Pennsylvania campus are impressed with its beautiful, historic setting, but its academic programs are where the College shines brightest. Allegheny has a long history of producing scientists, artists, educators, and entrepreneurs of the highest caliber, proving that the truly successful liberal arts and sciences education prepares students for their careers. Small classes and an array of experiential learning opportunities ensure that students and faculty work as colleagues on research and community-development educational projects, and in some cases, the "communities" are as far away as China's Hebei Province! Allegheny promotes civic education and hones the leadership qualities students need to become engaged citizens and leaders in their professions and communities.
