Character. Undergraduate, coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1830. One of the nation's oldest Methodist-related colleges.
Campus. 110 acres, bounded by athletic fields and the suburban Richmond community of Ashland, Virginia. Includes six historic landmarks.
Location. 15 miles from downtown Richmond, Virginia. 90 miles south of Washington, D.C. 60 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 100 miles west of Virginia Beach.
Enrollment. 1,176 students (47 percent men, 53 percent women) from 28 states, the District of Columbia, and 15 foreign countries.
Faculty. 97 faculty members whose main emphasis is teaching. Over 90 percent with Ph.D. or the highest appropriate degree. Student faculty ratio, 11:1. Average class size, 15 students.
Library. Library provides study space, audiovisual and word processing centers, and the capacity to house 240,000 volumes. Also the library is home to volumes of periodicals and the writing center.
Computer facilities. Over 25 servers, 100+ Cisco switches providing for 2000+ network connections, 12 miles of fiber optic cabling, and some 800+ Windows and Macintosh computers in classrooms, labs, and office are networked throughout campus. Each residence hall room is provided wired access to the campus network/Internet and wireless access is being deployed throughout the residence halls and public areas.
Majors. Accounting, Art History, Arts Management, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Economics/Business, English, Environmental Studies, French, German, Greek, History, International Studies, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Studio Art, Women's Studies.
Minors. Available in most of the academic fields listed above. Additional minors available in Asian Studies, Astrophysics, Black Studies, Communication Studies, Elementary and Secondary Education, Ethics, and Film Studies.