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Success in the 21st century requires innovative thinkers, creative problem solvers and skilled communicators. At Albright College, we offer our students unique opportunities to develop these skills and to create academic paths specially tailored to their goals and interests.
Albright students create their academic paths in partnership with faculty advisers and professors. Students may choose to focus on a single field of study - or combine two or three to create an individualized major. Half of our students graduate with combined, interdisciplinary or multiple majors. Last year, for example, students created more than 200 different combinations of majors.
General Information
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• Founded in 1856
• Four-year liberal arts program
• Nationally ranked, private, co-educational college
• Bachelor of arts and science degrees; masters degree in education degree
• Accredited by the Middle States Association
• Affiliation: United Methodist Church
Location
The College is located on a 118-acre suburban campus in Reading, Pa., a city of 80,000 in a metropolitan area of 250,000. Albright College is one hour from Philadelphia and the Pocono Mountain ski resorts, two hours from Baltimore and three hours from New York City and Washington, D.C.
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Enrollment
• 1,650 students
• 30 states and 26 countries represented
• 16% students of color
• 4% international students
Academic Information
• Alpha Program (for students undecided about a major)
• January Interim session (optional)
• Honors Program
• Internships
• Service learning courses
• Study Abroad
• Collaborative faculty/student research
• Washington Semester
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Faculty Profile
• 13:1 student/faculty ratio
• Full-time faculty: 103
Facilities & Equipment
Albright students have access to outstanding teaching, research, social and athletic facilities.
Our newest facilities include:
• Two nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, each worth $250,000 and one reserved exclusively for student use.
• A state-of-the-art multimedia digital media lab with 14 Apple G4 workstations, three digital video workstations and digital audio/MIDI production.
• An optical physics lab with lasers, fiber optics and photodetection technology.
• State-of-the-art language lab and teleconferencing facility.
• A molecular genetics facility.
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Programs of Study
Accounting
Accounting, Economics & Finance
American Civilization
Art
Art History ***
Biochemistry
Bio-Cultural Anthropology ***
Biology
• Biotechnology
• General Biology
Business Administration
• Economics
• Finance
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• General Chemistry
Child & Family Studies |
Communications
Computer Science
• General Computer Science
• Information Systems
Crime & Justice
Digital Media *
Economics
Education *
• Art
• Early Childhood
• Elementary
• Foreign Languages
• Secondary
• Special
English
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
European Studies ***
Fashion Merchandising & Design
Film/Video *** |
French
History
Information Systems *
International Relations *
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Legal Studies ***
Marine Science ***
Mathematics
Music ***
Music Business *
Optics *
Philosophy
Photography ***
Physics
Political Science
Pre-Dentistry **
Pre-Law **
Pre-Medicine **
Pre-Veterinary Medicine **
Psychobiology |
Psychology
• General Psychology
• Human Resources
Public Administration & Policy
Analysis ***
Religious Studies
Sociology
• Anthropology
• Criminology
• Family Studies
• General Sociology
Spanish
Theatre
Women's and Gender Studies *
Cooperative Programs:
Forestry
Natural Resource Management
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* combinable major that must be combined with another major
** pre-professional program
*** special program or minor |
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Student Support Services
| Albright College offers a wide variety of academic, social and personal support services. Academic support activities include faculty advising, peer tutoring and seminars on study skills and time management. Additional services include: |
• Academic Learning Center
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• Gable Health Center |
• Writing Center |
| • Career Development Center |
• Volunteer Center |
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| • Counseling Center |
• Wellness Center |
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Student Activities
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Academic
• Accounting Business Association
• Albright Creative Research Experience
• American Chemical Society
• Association for Computing Machinery
• Criminal Justice Society
• Honors Club
• Mathematical Association
• Political Science Society
• Psychology Society
• Visual Arts Organization
Religious/Ethnic/ Cultural
• African-American Society
• African Diaspora
• Asian-American Council
• Christian Fellowship
• International Students' Association
• Hillel
• Latinos Unidos Nacionales
Americanos (LUNA)
• Newman Association
Service
• Alpha Phi Omega (co-ed)
• Gamma Sigma Upsilon
• Volunteer Center
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Fine & Performing Arts
• Albright Angels
• Albright College Thespian Society
• Brass ensembles
• Chamber Choir
• Cinema Club
• Concert Band
• Concert Choir
• Domino Players (theatre group)
• Freedman Art Gallery
• Gospel Choir
• International Film Series
• Jazz Ensemble
• Mane Men (a cappella group)
• Percussion ensembles
• String Chamber Orchestra
• Women's Chorale
• Woodwind ensembles
• Xion Step Team
Greek/Social
• Albright College
Panhellenic Association
• Interfraternity Council
• Four fraternities (25%
of men participate)
• Three sororities (30% of
women participate)
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Media
• ACTV (Albright College television)
• Agon (literary magazine)
• Albrightian (newspaper)
• Cue (yearbook)
• WXAC (radio station)
Miscellaneous
• Albright Gamers Guild
• Brother & Sister Exchange
• Lion Diplomats
• Rowling-Tolkien Society
Political/Social Awareness
• Albright Environmental Action
• American Association of
University Women
• College Libertarians of Albright
• Human Services Organization
Leadership/ Government
• Albright College Activities Council
• Dean's Advisory Board
• POPs (freshmen orientation leaders)
• Residential Assistants/Peer Educators
• Resident Student Association
• Student Government Association
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Athletics
Albright is a member of the Intercollegiate NCAA Division III.
| Varsity Men's
• baseball
• basketball
• cross-country
• football
• golf
• soccer
• swimming
• tennis
• track & field (winter/spring)
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Varsity Women's
• basketball
• cross-country
• field hockey
• soccer
• softball
• swimming
• tennis
• track & field (winter/spring)
• volleyball
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Club sports:
lacrosse (men's & women's), rugby (men's & women's)
Intramural Sports:
A variety of men's and women's intramural sports are available, such as basketball, touch football, softball and volleyball. |
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Admission to Albright
Application Procedure
• Applicants must submit an application & essay, academic transcripts, counselor and teacher recommendations, and SAT or ACT test results.
• Transfer students should contact the Admission Office for a transfer application.
• Interviews and tours are strongly recommended, but not required. |
Application Dates
• Freshmen Admission:
March 1
• Transfer Admission
Fall Semester: August 1 Spring Semester: December 15
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Admission Profile
Number of Applications:
Percent Admitted: |
4,215
54% |
| Admitted Student Profile |
High School G.P.A. Average
Middle 50%
Average # of Honors Courses Taken:
Average # of A.P. Courses Taken:
SAT: Middle 50% |
3.34
2.94 - 3.73
6
2
940 - 1140 |
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Paying for College
Financial Aid
Albright College seeks to make the cost of a private education affordable. To make that possible, the College offers generous need-based financial aid awards in addition to numerous merit scholarships. Albright College is included in Barron's Best Buys In College Education. College, federal and state grants, loans and campus employment are offered to students who demonstrate financial need.
Merit Scholarships & Awards
In recognition of students who excel in the classroom and the community, Albright offers numerous merit-based scholarships and awards. The scholarships listed below are all renewable; the approximate number awarded each year is given in parenthesis
Scholarships:
• Warren L. Davis Scholarships..........full-tuition approximate four-year value ..........$110,000
• Jacob Albright Scholarships ..........$80,000 ($20,000 per year)
• Presidential Scholarships ............$60,000 ($15,000 per year)
• Provost's Scholarships ................$50,000 ($12,500 per year)
• Alumni Scholarships ..................$40,000 ($10,000 per year)
Awards:
• Joseph E. Coleman Awards - $12,000 - $20,000 ($3,000 - $5,000 per year) These awards are given to qualified students of color, and are typically given in addition to one of the scholarships above.
• Additional awards are available for special talent, academic achievement and leadership. These and other awards are described in our financial aid brochure.
2007 - 2008 College Costs
Tuition .............................................. $28,084
Room & Board .................................... $8,484
Fees ................................................. $800
TOTAL: .............................................. $37,368
Albright College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status or disability. This policy extends to all educational, service and employment programs of the College.
Albright Information
Admission Information
(610) 921-7512
(800) 252-1856
E-mail: albright@alb.edu |
To Schedule a Visit
Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
800-252-1856 |
Location
Admission Office
13th & Bern Streets
Reading, PA 19612-5234 |
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