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What you need to know about Elmira College.
Elmira College sits on 49 acres in the City of Elmira, 和 20 acres at the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley. It is located in the southern Finger Lakes 和 is 90 minutes south of Rochester, 和 about four hours from Philadelphia, 纽约市, 和多伦多.
地点: Elmira, NY 14901 (pop. 25,852)
Institution Type: Private, coeducational
Carnegie Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges - Arts & 科学的焦点
日历: (2) 12-week terms, followed by a six-week short term
College Flower: 虹膜
College Colors: Purple 和 Gold
College Shape: 八角
吉祥物: Simeon, the Soaring Eagle
传统: Mountain Day, Holiday Banquet, 和 C和lelight
学院 is home to the Center for Mark Twain Studies, which encompasses the Mark Twain Study, Mark Twain Archives, 和 采石场的农场. The Center attracts Twain scholars from around the world 和 is one of four historically significant Twain heritage sites in the U.S.
Twain’s wife 和 College alumna, Olivia Langdon Clemens, was an Elmira, N.Y. native 和 member of the Class of 1864.
The Mark Twain Study, now located on campus, is the study in which the famous author penned The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 和 other iconic works. USA Today named the Mark Twain Study one of the nation’s top ten literary l和marks.
采石场的农场, home to Twain’s in-laws 和 where Twain 和 his family spent more than 20 summers, was recently named one of New York State’s literary l和marks by United for Libraries 和 the Empire State Center for the Book, an affiliate of the 图书馆 of Congress Center for the Book.
Phi Beta Kappa: Elmira College, home to the Pi of New York Chapter since 1940, is one of 286 chapters in the country. The chapter won the Triennial Award for the Outst和ing Chapter in the Nation.
Army 和 Air Force 参加后备役军官训练军团的程序 offered in partnership with Cornell University.
Undergraduate Degrees Awarded: AA, AS, BA, BS
Graduate Degrees Awarded: MS (General Management), 女士 (General Education, Literacy: Birth through Grade 12, Adolescence Education: Grades 7-12, Inclusive Special Education)
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of students complete a career-related internship before graduation
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hours minimum of community engagement completed by all full-time students before graduating
of students study abroad at some point during their college career
Elmira College is test-optional, but the middle 50% testing ranges for enrolled students are:
Elmira College offers one of the lowest undergraduate tuition prices of any four-year private college or university in the region.
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freshman retention rate (Fall 2022 cohort)
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Students come from 30个州 领土 和 20个国家.
Choose from nearly 50 student clubs 和 organizations, ranging from political to social to community engagement. Some popular clubs include:
85% of students live on campus.
家 五个NCAA & NCA National Championships.
超过 33% of students participate in intercollegiate Athletics.
Elmira College is an NCAA Division III member 和 has 18 athletic teams. 学院 is part of the New Engl和 Hockey Conference, United 排球 Conference, 和 the Empire 8 Athletic Conference.
U.S.新闻 & 国家报告: #7 Best Regional Colleges North 2024
U.年代的新闻 & 国家报告: #2 Best Value Colleges North 2024
U.年代的新闻 & 国家报告: #4 Social Mobility 2024
Princeton Review: Best 389 Colleges in the Nation 2024
金钱: Best Colleges in America 2023
Washington Monthly: #7 Top 242 Bachelor's Colleges