Wabash College
P.O. Box 352
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0352
Admission:
800/345-5385
Fax 765/361-6437
ENROLLMENT
Full-time:
850 men only
FRESHMAN ADMISSION
PROFILE
Number who applied:
1,145
Number accepted:
605
Number enrolled:
245
Average SAT scores:
V 530-640 M 540-680
Average ACT score:
NA
Average GPA:
3.61
2006-2007 COSTS
Tuition:
$20,893
Room and board:
$7,092
Fees, books, misc.:
$1,600 approx.
FINANCIAL AID
Freshmen receiving aid:
210
Average financial aid package:
$17,210
FACULTY
Full-time:
82
Part-time:
0
Ph.D.:
97%
Student/faculty ratio:
10:1
Wabash College
PO Box 352
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933-0352
College Description
Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and founded in 1832, Wabash is a private liberal arts college for men dedicated to academic excellence and the development of leadership skills. One of only three colleges for men in the U.S., Wabash challenges its students academically as they build strong and lasting relationships with one of the nation's finest undergraduate teaching faculties.
Wabash men push themselves hard in all areas of college life. Wabash's liberal arts curriculum allows men to major in any one of 23 fields, while it produces well-rounded, flexible, and dedicated leaders who can adapt in a rapidly changing world.
In the last decade Wabash has renovated and expanded its library, fine arts center, fraternities, and dorms, while building the Detchon Center for Modern Languages and International Studies. In the next year, Wabash will dedicate a new Life Sport Center and Center for Science Education.
Academic Life
To graduate, Wabash students must complete 34 courses, including a freshman tutorial and sophomore-level cultures and traditions course; demonstrate proficiency in English composition and a foreign language, and pass a senior oral and written comprehensive examination. The academic program is divided into three divisions: the sciences, humanities and fine arts, and the social sciences. With the help of faculty advisors, students choose one of 23 majors, while completing a secondary course of study. Students are also required to complete cross-divisional distribution courses to complete the liberal arts program.
Wabash measures credits in semester-course units. The academic calendar consists of a fall semester, beginning in August and ending before Christmas, and a spring semester, beginning in January and ending in May.
Campus Life
Outside the classroom, Wabash students have a wide range of activities to explore, including workshops, seminars, visiting artists and lecturers, films, music, theater, forensics, and intramural sports. Students govern themselves at Wabash through the Student Senate and Inter-fraternity Council (IFC) and control the entire student activities budget. More than 40 clubs and organizations receiving funding from the Student Senate, including the student newspaper, yearbook, and radio station.
Wabash offers students 10 international fraternities-Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Theta Delta Chi. The College also features three residential dorms for independent men. All provide outstanding opportunities to develop and hone leadership skills. The fraternity system is governed entirely by the IFC, which allows students to take seriously the many responsibilities entrusted to them through the Gentleman's Rule.
Facilities and Resources
The newly renovated and well-staffed Lilly Library features more than 256,000 bound volumes, 900 periodicals, and more than 8,000 audio, video, and CD titles, plus a computer classroom and media center. All students living in College housing have full and free access to the Internet and the College's computing facilities from their rooms. There are six public computer classrooms, some accessible 24 hours per day, and students have access to more than 200 computers on campus.
The Detchon Center for Modern Languages and International Studies, dedicated in 1995, features a high-tech computerized classroom that uses the latest software to make the study of foreign language interesting and enjoyable. An electronic classroom and numerous satellite links allow students to study cultures and languages all around the world. The Fine Arts Center, also recently expanded, houses two art galleries and studios for photography, sculpture, ceramic, painting, and drawing. Music students have access to a dozen practice rooms, a MIDI lab, and 275-seat concert hall. Theater students thrive in the 375-seat Ball Theater, spacious scene design shop, and 150-seat Experimental Theater. Wabash's science students will soon have access to state-of-the-art learning and research facilities when the Center for Science Education is dedicatedin 2002.
Athletics/Sports
Nearly 40 percent of Wabash men compete in at least one of 10 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division III and the North Coast Athletic Conference (football, cross country, soccer, swimming, basketball, wrestling, track and field, baseball, golf, and tennis). The Wabash athletic tradition goes back as far as the games themselves; Wabash won the first football, basketball, and baseball games ever played in the state of Indiana. Today's Wabash athlete respects and honors that tradition, which includes national championships and dozens of top-20 NCAA finishes.
Testament to Wabash's extraordinary balance between academics and athletics is the large number of student-athletes named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars and to Academic All-America teams. Wabash has also recently opened its new Allen Center for recreation and sports.
Financial Aid
To apply for financial aid at Wabash, students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 15. Wabash then assists families with a combination of scholarships, grants, Stafford Loans, and on-campus employment. Wabash's scholarship program, driven by a $302 million endowment, is one of the finest in the nation. Scholarships are awarded in three categories: Lilly Awards, Honor Scholarships, and President's Scholarships. Lilly Awards cover the full cost of a Wabash education and are awarded annually to students who exhibit exceptional character, creativity, leadership, and academic achievement. Honor Scholarships are awarded each spring after a series of competitive exams and range in value up to $15,000 per year. President's Scholarships are awarded based on class rank and standardized test scores, but also include Fine Arts Fellowships that are valued up to $11,000 per year.
Admission Requirements
Wabash seeks academically well-qualified young men from all parts of the US. The Admissions Committee recommends the following high school courses: Four years of English, three years of college-preparatory mathematics, two years of a foreign language, two or three years of lab science, and two years of social studies. Typically 65 percent of Wabash's students have ranked in the top quarter of their high school class. The strength of the high school program is the most important criteria for admission, while SAT and ACT scores, counselors' recommendations, and the application essay are also important. An on-campus interview is not required, but strongly encouraged. Application deadline for early decision is November 15 and regular decision is March 15. Notification of acceptance is January 15 and March 15 respectively. Wabash admits students and gives equal access to its programs and facilities without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, or physical or other disabilities.