Ursinus College

Ursinus College
Ursinus College seal, featuring Zacharias Ursinus for whom the college was named
MottoSuper firmum fundamentum Dei (Latin)
Motto in English
"On the firm foundation of God"
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1869; 155 years ago (1869)
AccreditationMSCHE
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian, historically German Reformed Church[1]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$146.8 million (2023)[2]
PresidentRobyn E. Hannigan
Academic staff
374 full-time, 79 part-time[3]
Undergraduates1,527 (fall 2022)[4]
Location, ,
United States

40°11′36″N 75°27′21″W / 40.1934°N 75.4559°W / 40.1934; -75.4559
CampusLarge suburb[6], 170 acres (69 ha)[5]
NewspaperThe Grizzly
ColorsRed, gold, and black[7]
     
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - Centennial
MascotGrizzly Bear
Websitewww.ursinus.edu

Ursinus College is a private liberal arts college in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.[8] It was founded in 1869 and occupies a 170-acre (0.69 km2) campus.[8] Ursinus College's forerunner was the Freeland Seminary founded in 1848.[9] Its $127 million endowment supports about 1,500 students.[8][9] Students choose from 60 courses of study.[8]

  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2023. Annual Report and Year in Review (Report). October 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Fall"College Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Enrollment and Academic Profile (Fall 2022)". College Fact Sheet. Ursinus College. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Our Campus". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ "IPEDS - Ursinus College".
  7. ^ "Just the Facts". Ursinus College. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d "Ursinus College". Forbes. 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  9. ^ a b Ursinus College Founders Day Convocation Program. Collegeville, Pennsylvania: Eleanor Frost Snell Collection. October 30, 1977. p. 4.