Allegheny College: Tradition & Transformation

Established in 1815, Allegheny is among the oldest 1% of colleges and universities in the country.
The College is one of 40 colleges profiled in Loren Pope's Colleges that Change Lives.
Three distinctive Allegheny programs have been recognized in Colleges that Encourage Character Development: the Student Honor Code, the Office of Religious Life and the Center for Economic and Environmental Development (CEED).
Allegheny is also recognized in Top Colleges for Science, Education for the Earth: The College Guide for Careers in the Environment and 100 Best Colleges for African-American Students.
In the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Allegheny placed in the top 2% of all colleges surveyed for level of academic challenge, as ranked by its seniors, and in the top 10% of all colleges surveyed for level of academic challenge and student/faculty interaction, as ranked by its first-year and senior students.