FOUNDED: Chartered in 1829
LOCATION: 400 E. College St., Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
CAMPUS: 104 acres, nine academic buildings of which three are updated antebellum structures, fifteen residence halls, and five apartment-style buildings
TYPE: Baccalaureate-Arts and Sciences Focus; residential; a Christian college in the Baptist tradition
CALENDAR: Two fifteen-week regular semesters, two optional mini-terms; undergraduate five-week summer sessions; seven-week graduate sub-sessions
DEGREES/MAJORS: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts; more than 30 regular majors, unique area majors, plus dual-degree and pre-professional programs; accredited Master of Arts in Education; certification and endorsement specialty areas for initial and advanced teacher preparation.
ENROLLMENT: 1,262 undergraduate, 366 graduate (Fall 2021)
STUDENT/FACULTY: 13:1 (undergraduate)
FACULTY PH.D.: 87% of full time faculty hold terminal degrees in their field*
FALL 2021 ENTERING CLASS: Average ACT Composite 23.15; HS GPA 3.46
FINANCIAL AID: More than $45 million distributed in 2021-2022; extensive program of endowed and college-funded grants and scholarships
ATHLETICS: NAIA, Mid-South Conference, 21 inter-collegiate sports teams, plus dance and fishing
ALUMNI: 20,108; 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and 42 foreign countries represented
DISTINCTIONS: U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges, “Top Performers on Social Mobility”; Zippia, “The Best College in Each State for Getting a Job" ; Niche, “Best Value Colleges in Kentucky”
*This number represents full-time faculty as reported and does not include such faculty members as the Dean of Education, librarians, or anyone on leave.