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{{short description|Private liberal arts college in Michigan}}
{{Short description|Private college in Albion, Michigan, US}}
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| name = Albion College
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| academic_affiliation = [[Annapolis Group]]
| academic_affiliation = [[Annapolis Group]]
| endowment = $161.1&nbsp;million (2019)<ref name=endowment>As of June 30, 2019. {{cite web |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised) |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |access-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825140050/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| endowment = $161.1&nbsp;million (2019)<ref name=endowment>As of June 30, 2019. {{cite web |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised) |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |access-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825140050/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| president = Wayne P. Webster<ref>https://www.albion.edu/announcement/albion-college-announces-dr-wayne-p-webster-as-its-18th-president/</ref>
| president = Wayne Webster <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.https/|title=Welcome to the US Petabox|access-date=May 2, 2023|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| colors = Purple and Gold <br>{{color box|purple}} {{color box|#9a803e}}
| colors = Purple and Gold <br>{{color box|purple}} {{color box|#9a803e}}
| city = [[Albion, Michigan|Albion]]
| city = [[Albion, Michigan|Albion]]
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'''Albion College''' is a [[Private college|private]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Albion, Michigan]]. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021.
'''Albion College''' is a [[Private college|private]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Albion, Michigan]]. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021.


They participate in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division III and the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MIAA). The college's athletic teams are nicknamed the Britons, and their colors are purple and gold.
The college competes in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division III and the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MIAA).


==History==
==History==
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The '''Albion Female Collegiate Institute''', founded in 1850, merged in 1857 under the name '''The Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion'''; the merger was finalized in 1861, under the name '''Albion College'''. The legislature authorized the college to confer full four-year college degrees upon both men and women that same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://albionmich.net/albion_college_dept/#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20Albion%20College,from%20the%20Michigan%20Territorial%20Legislature. |title=Albion College Overview |website=albionmich.net |publisher=Albion Evening Recorder |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>
The '''Albion Female Collegiate Institute''', founded in 1850, merged in 1857 under the name '''The Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion'''; the merger was finalized in 1861, under the name '''Albion College'''. The legislature authorized the college to confer full four-year college degrees upon both men and women that same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://albionmich.net/albion_college_dept/#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20Albion%20College,from%20the%20Michigan%20Territorial%20Legislature. |title=Albion College Overview |website=albionmich.net |publisher=Albion Evening Recorder |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>

A marker designating the college as a [[List_of_Michigan_State_Historic_Sites |Michigan Historic Site]] was erected in 1960 by the [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |Michigan Historical Commission]]. The inscription reads:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27744 |title=Michigan Historical Markers - Albion College |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>

<blockquote>Methodists obtained a charter for Spring Arbor Seminary from the Territorial Council of Michigan in March, 1835. Later the institution was established in Albion on land donated by Jesse Crowell, a leading Albion pioneer and benefactor. In 1841 the cornerstone was laid for the first building, and in 1843, the institution opened as the Wesleyan Seminary. In 1861 the power to confer degrees was obtained and the school named Albion College. Support from the Methodist Church, a large endowment, and private sources have contributed to its growth as a strong liberal arts college.</blockquote>


==Academics==
==Academics==
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Albion offers bachelor’s degrees in business, the humanities, fine arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. It provides study-abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Israel, Africa, Asia, and Australia. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Albion-College |title=Albion College |website=Britannica.com |access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref> Albion is perhaps best known for its equestrian center and its biology and physical education programs.<ref name=Forbes/> Its most popular first majors, by number of 2021 graduates, were:<ref name=NCES>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Albion+College&s=all&id=168546 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |title=Albion College |access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>
Albion offers bachelor’s degrees in business, the humanities, fine arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. It provides study-abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Israel, Africa, Asia, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Albion-College |title=Albion College |website=Britannica.com |access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref> Albion is perhaps best known for its equestrian center, the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center, and its biology and physical education programs.<ref name=Forbes/> The three popular first majors, by number of 2021 graduates, were Biology/Biological Sciences (43), Economics (33), and Communication (28).<ref name=NCES>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Albion+College&s=all&id=168546 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |title=Albion College |access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>
*Biology/Biological Sciences (43)
*Economics (33)
*Communication (28)
*Exercise Science & Kinesiology (21)
*Research and Experimental Psychology (20)
*Accounting (18)
*Political Science & Government (17)


The {{convert|144|acre|km2|adj=on}} Whitehouse Nature Center plays an important role in classroom instruction at Albion College and offers its facilities and services as an environmental education area to public schools and the community. The Whitehouse Nature Center features six miles of trails, 400 plant species, almost 170 bird species, 25 acres of oak-hickory and flood-plain forest, a tall-grass prairie and spring in the Adele D. Whitehouse Wildflower Garden, an [[arboretum]] of Michigan trees and shrubs, 34 acres of farmland and research projects, and an interpretative building with classrooms, observation room, porch, and restrooms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitehouse Nature Center |url=https://www.albion.edu/about-albion/whitehouse-nature-center/features |website=Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center |publisher=Albion College |access-date=15 February 2019 |date=2019 |archive-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035543/https://www.albion.edu/about-albion/whitehouse-nature-center/features |url-status=live }}</ref>
The {{convert|144|acre|km2|adj=on}} Whitehouse Nature Center at Albion works with public schools and the community. It features six miles of trails, 400 plant species, almost 170 bird species, 25 acres of oak-hickory and flood-plain forest, a tall-grass prairie and spring in the Adele D. Whitehouse Wildflower Garden, an [[arboretum]] of Michigan trees and shrubs, 34 acres of farmland and research projects, and an interpretative building.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitehouse Nature Center |url=https://www.albion.edu/about-albion/whitehouse-nature-center/features |website=Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center |publisher=Albion College |access-date=15 February 2019 |date=2019 |archive-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035543/https://www.albion.edu/about-albion/whitehouse-nature-center/features |url-status=live }}</ref>


A marker designating the college observatory as a Michigan Historic Site was erected in 1985 by the [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |Bureau of History Michigan Department of State]]. The inscription reads:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27743 |title=Michigan Historical Markers - The Observatory |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>
Albion College Astronomical Observatory was built in 1883-84 with encouragement from Samuel Dickie, later the college president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan Historical Markers – The Observatory |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27743 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base}}</ref>


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Since 1990 one student went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, three were Goldwater Scholars, four Truman Scholars and seventeen Fulbright Scholars. <ref name=Forbes>{{Cite web |title=Albion College |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/albion-college/?sh=7cef527d787f |website=Forbes.com |access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref>
<blockquote>The Albion College Astronomical Observatory was built in 1883-84 at the urging of Dr. Samuel Dickie, who later became president of the college. Dickie helped raise $10,000 to build and equip the facility. The observatory still harbors its original telescope, transit circle, sidereal clock and chronograph. The building has housed classrooms, a bookstore, faculty offices and the West Michigan Methodist Conference archives. In 1984, it was refurbished as the college Ethics Center.
</blockquote>

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Since 1990 Albion has produced one (1) Rhodes Scholar, three (3) Goldwater Scholars, four (4) Truman Scholars and seventeen (17) Fulbright Scholars. <ref name=Forbes>{{Cite web |title=Albion College |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/albion-college/?sh=7cef527d787f |website=Forbes.com |access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Albion College is a part of the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association|MIAA Conference]]. Albion has overall won 173 men’s MIAA titles (tied for 2nd overall), as well as 26 women’s MIAA titles (5th overall).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIAA Record Book 2021-2022 |url=https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/u/x/wgenunyk899wof/miaa_recordbook_2_history_2021.pdf |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association}}</ref> Albion won the [[NCAA Division III]] football championship in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Football Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/football/d3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626143521/http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/d3 |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=15 February 2019 |website=NCAA Football Championship History |publisher=NCAA}}</ref> The Esports team started in the 2021-2022 academic year led by Director Karlo Delos Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Hayden |date=March 8, 2021 |title=College Introduces Esports Team |url=https://www.albionpleiad.com/2021/03/college-introduces-esports-team/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Albion Pleiad}}</ref>
Albion College is a part of the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association|MIAA Conference]]. Albion has overall won 173 men’s MIAA titles (tied for 2nd overall), as well as 26 women’s MIAA titles (5th overall).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIAA Record Book 2021–2022 |url=https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/u/x/wgenunyk899wof/miaa_recordbook_2_history_2021.pdf |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association}}</ref> Albion won the [[NCAA Division III]] football championship in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Football Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/football/d3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626143521/http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/d3 |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=15 February 2019 |website=NCAA Football Championship History |publisher=NCAA}}</ref> The Esports team started in the 2021-2022 academic year led by Director Karlo Delos Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Hayden |date=March 8, 2021 |title=College Introduces Esports Team |url=https://www.albionpleiad.com/2021/03/college-introduces-esports-team/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Albion Pleiad}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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*Non-resident Alien (2%)
*Non-resident Alien (2%)


Prior to the 2010s the enrollment was heavily white and non-low income. The numbers of black and Hispanic students increased, along with those of first-time university students and lower income students, due to a drive to increase and diversify enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jesse|first=David|url=https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/02/11/michigan-liberal-arts-college-tuition-discount/6310395002/|title=Michigan's small liberal arts colleges are in fight for survival|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=2021-02-11|accessdate=2021-03-06|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307023558/https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/02/11/michigan-liberal-arts-college-tuition-discount/6310395002/|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2020, Albion more than doubled its minority enrollment from 18% to 41%, and 48% of the incoming class in 2020 identified as persons of color.<ref>{{cite news |first=Elaine |last=Mallon |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/03/28/two-michigan-private-colleges-excel-boosting-minority-enrollment/7015789002/ |title=Two Michigan private colleges excel at boosting minority enrollment |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=March 28, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2023}}</ref>
Prior to the 2010s the enrollment was heavily white and non-low income. The numbers of black and Hispanic students increased, along with those of first-time university students and lower income students, due to a drive to increase and diversify enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jesse|first=David|url=https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/02/11/michigan-liberal-arts-college-tuition-discount/6310395002/|title=Michigan's small liberal arts colleges are in fight for survival|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=2021-02-11|accessdate=2021-03-06|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307023558/https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/02/11/michigan-liberal-arts-college-tuition-discount/6310395002/|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2020, Albion increased its minority enrollment from 18% to 41%, and 48% of the incoming class in 2020 identified as persons of color.<ref>{{cite news |first=Elaine |last=Mallon |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/03/28/two-michigan-private-colleges-excel-boosting-minority-enrollment/7015789002/ |title=Two Michigan private colleges excel at boosting minority enrollment |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=March 28, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2023}}</ref>


==Tuition and Financial Aid==
==Tuition and financial aid==
The total cost of attending Albion full time as of 2022 was $67,310. <ref>{{cite news |first=Samuel |last=Dodge |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/06/unity-after-months-of-tension-goal-of-first-woman-to-chair-albion-college-board-of-trustees.html |title= Unity After Months of Tension Goal of First Woman to Chair Albion College Board of Trustees |newspaper=MLive.com |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> Albion offers financial aid of some form to 100% of its students. The average financial aid package as of December 2022 was $53,714 per student. <ref>{{cite news |first=Samuel |last=Dodge |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/12/michigan-college-advertising-new-statewide-scholarship-to-lower-overall-tuition.html |title=Michigan College Advertising New Statewide Scholarship to Lower Overall Tuition |newspaper=MLive.com |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref>
The total cost of attending Albion full time as of 2022 was $67,310.<ref>{{cite news |first=Samuel |last=Dodge |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/06/unity-after-months-of-tension-goal-of-first-woman-to-chair-albion-college-board-of-trustees.html |title= Unity After Months of Tension Goal of First Woman to Chair Albion College Board of Trustees |newspaper=MLive.com |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> Albion offers financial aid of some form to 100% of its students. The average financial aid package as of December 2022 was $53,714 per student.<ref>{{cite news |first=Samuel |last=Dodge |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/12/michigan-college-advertising-new-statewide-scholarship-to-lower-overall-tuition.html |title=Michigan College Advertising New Statewide Scholarship to Lower Overall Tuition |newspaper=MLive.com |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref>


==Greek life==
==Greek life==
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Albion College is home to six social [[Fraternity|fraternities]] and as many sororities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greek Life - Albion College|url=http://albion.edu/student-life/campus-programs-and-organizations/greek-life|work=albion.edu|access-date=November 3, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020115114/http://www.albion.edu/student-life/campus-programs-and-organizations/greek-life|url-status=live}}</ref> All are members of the [[North American Interfraternity Conference]] and all comprise Albion College's InterFraternity Council (IFC). The song "[[Sweetheart of Sigma Chi]]" was written in 1911 by Byron D. Stokes (Albion, 1913) and F. Dudleigh Vernor (Albion, 1914), and first performed by Harry Clifford (Albion, 1911) while undergraduates at Albion College.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan Historical Markers – Birthplace of Famed Song |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27742 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base}}</ref>

===Fraternities===
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Albion College is home to six social [[Fraternity|fraternities]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Greek Life - Albion College|url=http://albion.edu/student-life/campus-programs-and-organizations/greek-life|work=albion.edu|access-date=November 3, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020115114/http://www.albion.edu/student-life/campus-programs-and-organizations/greek-life|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]
*[[Delta Sigma Phi]]
*[[Delta Tau Delta]]
*[[Sigma Nu]]
*[[Sigma Chi]]
*[[Alpha Tau Omega]]

All six fraternities on campus are all members of the [[North American Interfraternity Conference]] and all comprise Albion College's InterFraternity Council (IFC). IFC governs and coordinates the activities of the fraternal chapters on campus. Approximately 46.6% of the male population on campus belongs to one of the six fraternities. Each of the fraternities leases a fraternity house from the college where the members of the fraternity are required to live. The song "[[Sweetheart of Sigma Chi]]" was written in 1911 by Byron D. Stokes (Albion, 1913) and F. Dudleigh Vernor (Albion, 1914), and first performed by Harry Clifford (Albion, 1911) while undergraduates at Albion College.

A marker designating the college as a Michigan Historic Site for the origin of "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" was erected in 1960 by the Michigan Historical Commission. The inscription reads:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27742 |title=Michigan Historical Markers - Birthplace of Famed Song |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>

<blockquote>It was in the spring of 1911 that two freshmen at Albion College, Byron D. Stokes and F. Dudleigh Vernor, wrote the words and music for a song they called "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." The song made a hit with their fraternity brothers, and requests for copies came in from other chapters. Within a few years the melody and lyrics of "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" had become familiar to people around the world.</blockquote>

===Sororities===
There are six general purpose social [[Fraternities and sororities|sororities]]. Of those six, five are members of the [[National Panhellenic Conference]]:
*[[Kappa Delta]]
*[[Alpha Chi Omega]]
*[[Alpha Xi Delta]]
*[[Delta Gamma]]
*[[Kappa Alpha Theta]]

One of the six is a member of the [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]]:
*[[Alpha Kappa Alpha]]

The members of the six social sororities at Albion College do not live in their lodges, but rather hold meetings and other events there. All six of the sorority chapters are members of the Albion College Panhellenic Council, which governs and coordinates the activities of sorority chapters on campus. Approximately 42% of the female population on campus belongs to one of the six sororities.

===Professional and honorary fraternities===
===Professional and honorary fraternities===
Albion College is also home to fifteen honorary, professional, service, and special interest fraternities, including:
Albion College is also home to fifteen honorary, professional, service, and special interest fraternities, including [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]], established as the Michigan Beta chapter in 1940.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756097/346 |title=Phi Beta Kappa Founds Chapter |work=Michigan Daily |date=November 12, 1940 |volume=51 |issue=38 |page=6 |access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Alpha Lambda Delta]]
*[[Alpha Phi Omega]]
*[[Beta Beta Beta]]
*[[Delta Sigma Pi]]
*[[Sigma Xi]]
*[[Theta Phi Alpha]]
*[[Kappa Kappa Psi]]
*[[Omicron Delta Kappa]]
*[[Order of Omega|The Order of Omega]]
*[[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] established as the Michigan Beta chapter in 1940, the second chapter in Michigan, following the [[University of Michigan]]'s Alpha chapter. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756097/346 |title=Phi Beta Kappa Founds Chapter |work=Michigan Daily |date=November 12, 1940 |volume=51 |issue=38 |page=6 |access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]]
*[[Pi Sigma Alpha]]
*[[Psi Chi]]
*[[Sigma Alpha Iota]]
*[[Sigma Gamma Epsilon]]


==Notable alumni and faculty==
==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{Main|List of Albion College people}}
{{Main|List of Albion College people}}

==See also==
*[[Albion College Symphony Orchestra]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:32, 13 April 2024

For the defunct teachers' college in Idaho, see Albion State Normal School.

Albion College
Former names
Wesleyan Seminary (1835–1857)
Albion Female Collegiate Institute (1850–1857)
The Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion (1857–1861)
MottoLux Fiat
Motto in English
Let there be Light
TypePrivate liberal arts college
EstablishedMarch 23, 1835; 189 years ago (1835-03-23)
Religious affiliation
Not affiliated
Methodist (historical)
Academic affiliation
Annapolis Group
Endowment$161.1 million (2019)[1]
PresidentWayne Webster [2]
Academic staff
124 full-time
27 part-time (Fall, 2021) [3]
Students1,523 full-time
30 part-time (Fall, 2021)[3]
Location
Albion
,
Michigan
,
United States

42°14′40″N 84°44′36″W / 42.2445°N 84.7434°W / 42.2445; -84.7434
Campussmall town, 574 acres (2.32 km2)
ColorsPurple and Gold
   
NicknameBritons
MascotBrit the Briton
Websitewww.albion.edu

Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021.

The college competes in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).

History[edit]

19th-century drawing of Albion College

On March 23, 1835, Methodist settlers in Spring Arbor Township obtained a charter for a new seminary from the Michigan Territorial Legislature. Construction began in 1837 outside Spring Arbor but the Panic of 1837 ended the project. A petition to move the seminary to Albion was approved by the legislature in 1839.

Sixty acres (243,000 m2) of land were donated by Jesse Crowell to the renamed Wesleyan Seminary, and construction began in 1841. The first classes were held in 1843 in the local Methodist Church. In 1844, classes began in the newly constructed Central Building, rebuilt as the present Robinson Hall in 1907.

The Albion Female Collegiate Institute, founded in 1850, merged in 1857 under the name The Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion; the merger was finalized in 1861, under the name Albion College. The legislature authorized the college to confer full four-year college degrees upon both men and women that same year.[4]

Academics[edit]

Admissions statistics
2021 entering
class[5]
Admit rate72.6
(4,983 out of 6,864)
Yield rate9.2
(468 out of 4,983)
Test scores middle 50%[i]
SAT Total990-1230
(among 19% of FTFs)
ACT Composite19-29
(among 5% of FTFs)
  1. ^ Among students who chose to submit

Albion offers bachelor’s degrees in business, the humanities, fine arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. It provides study-abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Israel, Africa, Asia, and Australia.[6] Albion is perhaps best known for its equestrian center, the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center, and its biology and physical education programs.[7] The three popular first majors, by number of 2021 graduates, were Biology/Biological Sciences (43), Economics (33), and Communication (28).[3]

The 144-acre (0.58 km2) Whitehouse Nature Center at Albion works with public schools and the community. It features six miles of trails, 400 plant species, almost 170 bird species, 25 acres of oak-hickory and flood-plain forest, a tall-grass prairie and spring in the Adele D. Whitehouse Wildflower Garden, an arboretum of Michigan trees and shrubs, 34 acres of farmland and research projects, and an interpretative building.[8]

Albion College Astronomical Observatory was built in 1883-84 with encouragement from Samuel Dickie, later the college president.[9]

Since 1990 one student went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, three were Goldwater Scholars, four Truman Scholars and seventeen Fulbright Scholars. [7]

Athletics[edit]

Albion College is a part of the MIAA Conference. Albion has overall won 173 men’s MIAA titles (tied for 2nd overall), as well as 26 women’s MIAA titles (5th overall).[10] Albion won the NCAA Division III football championship in 1994.[11] The Esports team started in the 2021-2022 academic year led by Director Karlo Delos Angeles.[12]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2021 Fall enrollment, the student body was 53% female and 47% male. 73% of students were Michigan residents, 26% from out-of-state, and 1% from foreign countries. Ninety-eight percent of students are enrolled full-time. The ethnic composition of the student body was as follows:[3]

  • White (55%)
  • Black/African American (17%)
  • Hispanic/Latino (12%)
  • Race/Ethnicity Unknown (9%)
  • Two or more Races (3%)
  • Asian (2%)
  • Non-resident Alien (2%)

Prior to the 2010s the enrollment was heavily white and non-low income. The numbers of black and Hispanic students increased, along with those of first-time university students and lower income students, due to a drive to increase and diversify enrollment.[13] Between 2013 and 2020, Albion increased its minority enrollment from 18% to 41%, and 48% of the incoming class in 2020 identified as persons of color.[14]

Tuition and financial aid[edit]

The total cost of attending Albion full time as of 2022 was $67,310.[15] Albion offers financial aid of some form to 100% of its students. The average financial aid package as of December 2022 was $53,714 per student.[16]

Greek life[edit]

Albion College is home to six social fraternities and as many sororities.[17] All are members of the North American Interfraternity Conference and all comprise Albion College's InterFraternity Council (IFC). The song "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" was written in 1911 by Byron D. Stokes (Albion, 1913) and F. Dudleigh Vernor (Albion, 1914), and first performed by Harry Clifford (Albion, 1911) while undergraduates at Albion College.[18]

Professional and honorary fraternities[edit]

Albion College is also home to fifteen honorary, professional, service, and special interest fraternities, including Phi Beta Kappa, established as the Michigan Beta chapter in 1940.[19]

Notable alumni and faculty[edit]

Main article: List of Albion College people

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Welcome to the US Petabox". Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Albion College". nces.ed.gov. U.S. Dept of Education. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Albion College Overview". albionmich.net. Albion Evening Recorder. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Albion College Common Data Set 2021-2022". Albion College. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Albion College". Britannica.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Albion College". Forbes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Whitehouse Nature Center". Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center. Albion College. 2019. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Michigan Historical Markers – The Observatory". www.hmdb.org. Historical Marker Data Base. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "MIAA Record Book 2021–2022" (PDF). Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Football Championship History". NCAA Football Championship History. NCAA. 2019. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Bakker, Hayden (March 8, 2021). "College Introduces Esports Team". Albion Pleiad. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Jesse, David (February 11, 2021). "Michigan's small liberal arts colleges are in fight for survival". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Mallon, Elaine (March 28, 2021). "Two Michigan private colleges excel at boosting minority enrollment". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Dodge, Samuel (June 26, 2022). "Unity After Months of Tension Goal of First Woman to Chair Albion College Board of Trustees". MLive.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  16. ^ Dodge, Samuel (December 23, 2022). "Michigan College Advertising New Statewide Scholarship to Lower Overall Tuition". MLive.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Greek Life - Albion College". albion.edu. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  18. ^ "Michigan Historical Markers – Birthplace of Famed Song". www.hmdb.org. Historical Marker Data Base. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "Phi Beta Kappa Founds Chapter". Michigan Daily. Vol. 51, no. 38. November 12, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

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