Profile

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: 1,202 undergraduate, 263 graduate (Fall 2023)

STUDENT/FACULTY: 15:1 (undergraduate)

FACULTY PH.D.: 89% of full time faculty hold terminal degrees in their field*

FALL 2023 ENTERING CLASS: Average ACT Composite 23.57; HS GPA 3.53

FINANCIAL AID: More than $45 million distributed in 2023-2024; extensive program of endowed and college-funded grants and scholarships

ATHLETICS: NAIA, Mid-South Conference, 21 inter-collegiate sports teams, plus club sports

ALUMNI: 20,634; 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and 40 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.