Beloit College Admissions

Four year, independent residential college of the liberal arts and sciences
1300 students full-time students from 47 states and 38 countries
Over 50 majors, more than 30 minors and a number of dual-degree and pre-professional programs
Founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin achieved statehood, to serve a society at its frontier by preparing people who were capable of change and who valued learning for its own sake
Among top 20 selective liberal arts colleges in proportion of graduates obtaining doctoral degrees
Among top 30 undergraduate colleges in training scientists and leaders in international and business affairs
Member of the International 50 - Colleges that take the lead in preparing students for international service, diplomacy and scholarship
Unique Venture Grant program funds first year students pursuing independent research
Located 90 miles northwest of Chicago, 50 miles south of Madison and 70 miles southwest of Milwaukee, just off I-90 on the Wisconsin-Illinois state border
Student population: 1% Native American, 3% Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 78% Caucasian, 7% International, 2% Other
22% from Illinois, 20% from Wisconsin, 14% from the Northeast\ Middle Atlantic, 11% from the West, 6% from the South, 20% from other Midwestern States, & 7% International
Over 100 clubs and organizations including a student-run radio station and a public service television station
NCAA III: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field and volleyball
The CELEB Entrepreneurship Center allows students to create and run their own small business...also home to Gallery ABBA, a student operated art gallery
Calendar: two fourteen-week semesters with one-week mid-term breaks
105 full-time faculty, 97% of whom hold the highest degree in their field
11:1 student/faculty ratio
Average class size of 15; three-quarters of classes have twenty or fewer students
50% of students study overseas for a semester or yearlong program
Over $17 million in grant aid administered to Beloit College students every year
Center for the Sciences, an environmentally-conceived building that reflects Beloit’s commitment to cutting-edge science education. Home to biochemistry, biology, chemistry, environmental studies, geology, health and society, mathematics and computer science, physics and astronomy, and psychology