Allegheny College

Allegheny College is a private institution that was founded in 1815. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,353 (fall 2022), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 566 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Allegheny College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #75. Its tuition and fees are $54,960.

Allegheny College is a liberal arts school located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, near Lake Erie and about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh. Students at Allegheny can choose from about 30 majors, and they must complete a senior project before they graduate. This capstone project is not a standard essay, but rather a significant piece of independent research or creative work that the students present to their faculty and classmates. Outside the classroom, students can join more than 100 clubs, pledge with about 10 Greek-letter organizations or try out for the Allegheny Gators varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III North Coast Athletic Conference. Notable Allegheny alumni include Paul Siple, an Antarctica explorer who developed the wind-chill index factor. William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, attended Allegheny College in the 1800s, but legend has it that he and his roommate were expelled for shoving a cow into the school’s bell tower.