Wilson College (Pennsylvania)

Wilson College
Former names
Wilson Female College (1869–1920)
MottoARS, SCIENTIA, ET RELIGIO
(Arts, Sciences and Religion)
TypePrivate college
EstablishedMarch 24, 1869; 155 years ago (1869-03-24)
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Endowment$43.4 million (2020)[1]
PresidentWesley R. Fugate
Academic staff
45 full-time
Students1,620
Location,
U.S.

39°56′53″N 77°39′11″W / 39.948°N 77.653°W / 39.948; -77.653
CampusNearly 300 acres (121.4 ha)
ColorsSilver and blue
NicknamePhoenix
MascotThe Phoenix
Websitewww.wilson.edu
Wilson College
Wilson College Harry R. Brooks Complex
Wilson College (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Wilson College (Pennsylvania)
Wilson College (Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Wilson College (Pennsylvania)
Location1015 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Area55 acres (22.3 ha)
Built1870
ArchitectLarson, Leslie; Furness, Evans & Co., et al.
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.95000888[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995
Designated PHMCOctober 10, 1952[3]

Wilson College is a private, Presbyterian-related college in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1869 by two Presbyterian ministers, it was named for its first major donor, Sarah Wilson.

For 144 years, Wilson operated as a women's college. In 2013 the college's board of trustees voted to make the college coeducational beginning in the 2013–2014 academic year, with male residential students beginning in fall 2014.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – (#95000888)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.