Fact sheet

Founded: Feb. 22, 1853

Chancellor: Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.

Reputation (U.S. News & World Report)

  • No. 12* in undergraduate programs
  • No. 18 best value
  • No. 3 School of Medicine
  • No. 1 School of Social Work
  • No. 12* Olin Business School
  • No. 4* in financial resources
  • No. 7 in faculty resources
  • No. 6 in selectivity
  • No. 11 in alumni giving

* – tie

People (faculty, staff and students)

  • 1,340 freshmen in class of 2011
  • 7,368 full-time undergraduates enrolled in 2007
  • 6,220 students in graduate and professional programs in 2007
  • 2,790 degrees conferred at 2008 May Commencement
  • Two 2006 Rhodes Scholars
  • 3,140 instructional faculty members
  • 30 members of National Academy of Sciences
  • 28 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 49 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Research

  • Total research support in fiscal year 2007 was $537.5 million
  • Ranked No. 4 nationally in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2005
  • Ranked No. 6 by National Science Foundation among major private universities receiving federal research support; ranked No. 12 among all universities

Academic Programs

  • More than 90 programs and nearly 1,500 courses offered
  • 19 graduate and professional programs ranked in top 10 by U.S. News & World Report
  • 27 academic areas ranked in the top-10 categories in January 2007 Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
  • 82 percent of the classes had between 1-24 students (2003-04)

Athletics

  • Founding member of University Athletic Association
  • Women’s basketball won four straight Division III titles (1997-2001)
  • Volleyball team has won nine Division III crowns since 1989, including the most recent national title in fall 2007
  • Nine men’s varsity sports, 10 women’s varsity sports
  • Teams have won 15 NCAA Division III championships, including the men’s basketball and men’s tennis titles in 2008; 124 UAA crowns