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Elizabethtown College is a selective, independent, residential coeducational college located on an attractive 200-acre campus in south central Pennsylvania. Its approximately 1,900 undergraduates hail from nearly 30 states and 20 foreign countries.

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History

Elizabethtown College was chartered in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren who were interested in establishing an institution of higher education for their denomination in eastern Pennsylvania. Read more

Location

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is located in western Lancaster County. The College is also a short drive from the state capital, Harrisburg, and popular entertainment destination, Hershey.

Campus

  • 200-acre campus
  • Academic Buildings
  • Residential Halls
  • Performance Venues and Galleries

Academics

  • 19 academic departments offer 53 major and 90+ minors/concentrations
  • Core curriculum emphasizing the arts, humanities and sciences to develop interpersonal communication, writing, creative thinking and decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • 12:1 student/faculty ratio
  • 16 students in average class
  • Offers Honors Program and several honor societies
  • More than 256,000 volumes in circulation at High Library

Faculty

  • 123 full-time faculty
  • 90 percent of full-time faculty hold doctorate or terminal degree in field

Student Life

  • Approximately 1,900 undergraduate students
  • 88 percent of students live on campus
  • 80+ clubs and organizations

Athletics

  • 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams
  • Intramural and club sports

Recognition

  • Named to Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
  • Ranked in U.S. News & World Report"s "Best Colleges" in the Northeast
    • First in commitment to teaching
    • The "best value" in the region
    • Fourth overall among baccalaureate colleges
  • Member of the Leadership Consortium for the Association of American Colleges and Universities" national initiative "Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility"
  • Recent graduates were awarded Fulbright, Rhodes and Goldwater scholarships

Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission for Higher Education (MSCHE)
  • American Chemical Society for Clinical Lab Services (ACS)
  • National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
  • National Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
  • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. for Computer Engineering and Engineering (ABET)
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Major and Minors at Elizabethtown College

50+ majors, 80+ minors & concentrations

Our core curriculum emphasizes creative thinking, decision–making and problem-solving skills.
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About Elizabethtown College

About Elizabethtown College

Our commitment is to Educate for Service, discover how that has/and will continue to shape our history.
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Our students received about $26.2 million in institutional scholarships and grants during the 2010-2011 academic year.
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