Beloit College

BELOIT COLLEGE IS A RESIDENTIAL, INDEPENDENT, NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE AND WISCONSIN'S OLDEST CONTINUOUS INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING. THE COLLEGE IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DELIVERING A RIGOROUS, TIME-TESTED LIBERAL ARTS EXPERIENCE THAT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY AND TEST IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS OF STUDY, LOCAL COMMUNITY, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, NAMESAKE CITY AND WORLD ARE CALLED OUT IN ITS MISSION STATEMENT, A STUDENT-RATIFIED STATEMENT OF CULTURE, AS WELL AS ITS PUBLIC COMMITMENTS TO INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY, ACCESS, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BELOIT, VISIT WWW.BELOIT.EDU/OUR-STORY/.

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT PROGRAM: BELOIT COLLEGE, A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOUNDED ON THE WISCONSIN FRONTIER IN 1846, WAS BORN OUT OF A BELIEF THAT A PARTICULAR BRAND OF EDUCATION COULD ENERGIZE AND TRANSFORM LIVES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE WORLD. BELOIT CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THIS AND DELIVERS IT THROUGH A UNIQUE, INTEGRATED CURRICULUM THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN AN EXPLORATION OF IDEAS, COMPELS STUDENTS TO DEEPLY KNOW THEIR SUBJECTS, AND REQUIRES THEM TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY DO BY DEEPLY CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS' FUTURE CAREERS AND LIVES. THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING A RIGOROUS AND REWARDING EDUCATION AND PREPARATION HAS LONG SET THE COLLEGE AND ITS GRADUATES APART. HAILED AS ONE OF 40 "COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES" BY FORMER NEW YORK TIMES EDUCATION EDITOR LOREN POPE, BELOIT OFFERS STUDENTS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 45 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 50 STUDENT CLUBS, 18 VARSITY SPORTS, AND COUNTLESS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT RANGE FROM HANDS-ON FIELD AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, TO COLLEGE-FUNDED STUDENT BUSINESS STARTUPS.DURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE COLLEGE SERVED 1,011 STUDENTS, FROM 35 COUNTRIES, 45 STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE COLLEGE OFFERED COURSES IN FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER SESSIONS AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGH STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS. THE COLLEGE GRADUATED 244 STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR, WHILE PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 96 PERCENT OF DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS.ENROLLMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: DURING THE RECRUITMENT CYCLE FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2021, THE COLLEGE RECEIVED 3,277 APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIME, DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS. THE 290 STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED WILL GRADUATE AS THE CLASS OF 2025. THE COLLEGE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM EXTERNAL EVALUATORS AND PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING, CURRICULAR INNOVATIONS, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS, AND MORE. THESE REPUTATIONAL MEASURES, WHICH REFLECT THE COLLEGE'S INCREASING VISIBILITY, INCLUDE BEING NAMED THE #5 MOST INNOVATIVE SCHOOL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND BEING ON THE NAMED LISTS FOR "BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING," "FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE TO LOOK FOR AND "MOST INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS." U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS BELOIT COLLEGE NATIONALLY AT #80 AMONG LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES.