Wofford College

Wofford College
MottoIntaminatis fulget honoribus
Motto in English
Untarnished, She Shines with Honor.
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
Academic affiliations
Annapolis Group
CIC
IAMSCU
Endowment$417.4 million (2023)[1]
PresidentNayef Samhat[2]
Academic staff
140 (fall 2021)[3]
Undergraduates1,800 (dec 2020)[3]
Location
Spartanburg, South Carolina
,
U.S.

34°57′32″N 81°56′06″W / 34.959°N 81.935°W / 34.959; -81.935
CampusSuburban, 175 acres (71 ha)
Colors   Gold & black[4]
NicknameTerriers
Sporting affiliations
Division I – SoCon
MascotTerrier
Websitewofford.edu

Wofford College is a private residential liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus. The 175-acre (71 ha) campus is a national arboretum.

Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from Benjamin Wofford, a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg."[5] The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones.[6] In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the honor society Phi Beta Kappa, and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.[7]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2023. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY22 to FY23 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "President - Wofford College". Wofford.edu. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Wofford College - Fast Facts". Wofford.edu. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Wofford College Logo Sheet (PDF). November 1, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ^ David Duncan Wallace, History of Wofford College (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1951) pp. 48–56
  6. ^ Wofford: Shining With Untarnished Honor, 1854–2004 (Spartanburg, SC: Hub City Writers Group, 2005), p. 14
  7. ^ "Phi Beta Kappa". Wofford.edu. October 22, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2013.