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University description (as per official university website)
ENROLLMENT: Approximately 2,000 men and women, from 30 states and 12 countries. About 8 percent are international or students of color. Eighty percent of our students live on campus.
LOCATION: Selinsgrove, in the heart of Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg, 90 minutes from the Pocono ski areas, about a three-hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City, and about a four-hour drive from Pittsburgh.
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE: National, undergraduate liberal arts college with three schools: School of Arts, Humanities and Communications; School of Natural and Social Sciences; and Sigmund Weis School of Business. Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music.
PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS: Dentistry, law, medicine, ministry, teaching and veterinary medicine.
FOUNDED: 1858. Lutheran affiliation (ELCA). We welcome people of all religious backgrounds and those with no religious affiliation. Campus groups include Catholic Campus Ministry, Gospel Choir, Hillel, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
Downtown Selinsgrove
CAREER SERVICES: A four-year program to develop professional goals and job-seeking skills. Includes a credit-bearing career planning course plus workshops, individual counseling, internships, on-campus interviews, and online and in-person networking with potential employers.
POSTGRADUATE SUCCESS: Typically 96 percent of the graduating class is working full-time or enrolled in graduate school within six months. About 25 percent of students enter graduate or professional school, either immediately after Susquehanna or later.
CAMPUS LIFE: More than 100 student organizations, 23 Division III varsity sports and a nationally recognized program of volunteer service. About 20 percent of students join four national social sororities, four national social fraternities and two professional fraternities.
ADMISSION: Competitive; typically 90 percent of our students rank in the top two-fifths of their high school classes. Honors Program candidates rank in the top 10 percent. Both SAT and ACT scores are considered.
Scholarships:
The following non-need awards, funded by the University and awarded on a competitive basis to new students, are renewable annually.
University Assistantships: Susquehanna's most prestigious academic scholarships, these $16,000 ($64,000 over four years) awards include a professional work experience (ten hours a week on average) with a member of the University faculty or administrative staff. Recipients typically rank in the top 5 percent of their high school classes and score at least 1350 on the SAT* or at least 30 on the ACT.
Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarships are given to students who rank first or second in their high school classes in a demanding and competitive academic program. The annual value is $15,000 ($60,000 over four years).
The following three scholarships are valued at up to $15,000 annually ($60,000 over four years). Recipients of these scholarships typically have an overall average in the range of 3.75 in their high school academic subjects and score at least 1300 on the critical reading and math sections of the SAT* or at least 29 on the ACT.
* Degenstein Scholarships, funded by the Charles B. Degenstein Scholars Program, are given to exceptionally able students who major or minor in programs within Susquehanna's Sigmund Weis School of Business.
* Scholarships for Distinguished Achievement in Science and Mathematics are awarded to students planning majors in the sciences, computer science or mathematics; recipients are chosen on the basis of outstanding academic achievement.
* Presidential Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to new students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement and personal promise. |
