Allegheny College

Allegheny College
MottoGreek: Πιστει την αρετιν εν δε τηι αρετιν την γνωσειν
Hebrew: תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת
Motto in English
"Add to your faith virtue, and to your virtue knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)
"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1)
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1815; 209 years ago (1815)
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
GLCA
Annapolis Group
Endowment$264 million (2022)[1]
PresidentRon Cole[2]
Academic staff
193 (2018)[3]
Students1,442 (2022)[4]
Location
Meadville
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
CampusSmall town, 542 acres (219 ha) total
Colors   Blue & gold
NicknameGators
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – PAC
MascotChompers
Websiteallegheny.edu
DesignatedNovember 19, 1946[5]

Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania.[6] Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains.[7] It is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Presidents' Athletic Conference and it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

  1. ^ As of March 7, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Link leaving Allegheny College; Cole named acting president". Meadville Tribune. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Common Data Set 2018–2019, Part I". Allegheny College Institutional Research. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Common Data Set" (PDF). Allegheny College Institutional Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Allegheny College". FastWeb. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  7. ^ "Allegheny College". Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.