Newberry At A Glance

Heritage:
Newberry College is a coeducational liberal arts college. It was chartered in 1856 and is located on a 80-acre campus in Newberry, SC.

Student Body:
Approximately 840 students from 24 states and several foreign countries attend Newberry College. More than 70 percent of the students live on campus in the five residence halls - one of which is coed.  A new suite-style dorm is under construction.

Major Learning:
Newberry students select from 20 majors, 25 areas of concentration, and 27 minors . Degrees conferred included bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of music and bachelor of music education.

Faculty Focus:
Students-to-faculty ratio is 13:1. More than 75 percent of full-time faculty members hold the highest degrees available in their fields. All put teaching and students first.

Great Books:
Newberry's Wessels Library houses 80,000 volumes, sound and video recordings, and CD-ROM resources and subscribes to more than 400 periodicals. A curriculum collection is maintained for the teacher education programs.

Athletes:
Newberry offers 16 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division II. Baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, wrestling, and tennis for men. Basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball for women. Intramural sports include flag football, basketball, volleyball and softball.

Field of Dreams:
The Physical Education Complex includes the 1,500-seat Eleazer Arena, as well as basketball courts, a student fitness center, racquetball courts, the Eargle Human Performance Laboratory, and a 25-meter outdoor pool. Setzler Field, home to Indian fotball, seats 4,000 in its stands. A new baseball baseball complex is being constructed.

Clubs:
More than 50 clubs and Greek organizations are on campus.

International Connections:
Newberry has affiliations with universities in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. Students can choose to study abroad at any of these locations as well as others.

Affiliations:
Newberry College was founded by the Lutheran Synod in South Carolina and continues an association with the South Carolina, Southeastern, Florida-Bahamas and Caribbean Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Students from all religious backgrounds are welcome and well represented on campus.

Financial Planning:
Newberry awards $5.0 million each year in academic and music scholarships and athletic grants-in-aid.