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Institution Highlights

32nd Oldest College in the U.S. 2nd in the U.S. for Environmental Science programs Dual degree programs with & Carnegie Mellon University

Allegheny College 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335

Allegheny College ranks among the oldest 1% of colleges and universities and is the 32nd oldest college in the .

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.

Founded: 1815 | Environment: Urban Mid-Sized City Type: 4 Year Private Liberal Arts College | Website: allegheny.edu Fast Facts Top Undergraduate Student Population: 2,100 Programs

International Student Population: 5% Biochemistry Student to Faculty Ratio 11:1 Economics Average class size, introductory: 20 English Environmental Geology Average class size, upper-class: 12 Environmental Science Classes with fewer than 30 students: 88% Environmental Studies Environmental writing Accreditation: The Middle States Commission on Higher Education Geology International Studies Philosophy Political Science Psychology Pre-Law Studies 24 38 3 Pre-Med Studies Undergraduate Undergraduate Pre-Professional Majors minors Programs

Partnership & Engineering / 3+2 Dual Degree Columbia University, Washington programs University, Case Western Reserve, University of Public Policy / 3+2 Carnegie Mellon University Medicine (Early Assurance) Drexel, Jefferson Medical College, LECOM, PCOM Education (Early Assurance) Columbia Teachers College, , Xavier Nursing / 3+4 Case Western Reserve University OVER of graduating students are hired within eight months of graduation

William McKinley 1861 25th President of the United States Ben Burtt, Jr. ’70 Winner of four Academy Awards for sound design and sound effects editing for Star Wars, E.T., and two Indiana Jones Films. 1880 Investigative journalist; Abraham Lincoln biographer; pioneering muckraking journalist; auther of The History of the Standard Oil Company William Demchak ’84 President & CEO, PNC Financial Services Group Clarence Crane 1898 Inventor of the Life Savers candy Paul Siple ’32 Developed the concept of the Wind Chill Index Robert Dowling ’81 Performed the world’s first implant of a wholly self- contained artificial heart in a human patient Ted Black ’87 Former President/VP, Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins Marco Arment ’04 Lead Developer, Tumblr Thomas Carter ’78 Head Physician, Phoenix Suns

More than 100 clubs and student organizations Ranked nd 2 in the U.S. for Environmental Science Degree Programs

45% of graduating students go directly to graduate school 80-100% of those applying to graduate school are accepted (including pre-law and pre-med)

Ranked th 6 Most Innovative Institution by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked nd 72 in the 2016 edition of National Leader Best National Liberal in Undergraduate Research by Council of Undergraduate Research Arts Colleges by U.S. News and World Report

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