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Causes: Education, Universities
Mission: The mission of the college is to enable students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful individuals through a program of liberal education. That education prepares them to live creatively and usefully, and to provide leadership for their society in an interdependent world.
Programs: Academic instruction: ursinus college is an independent, four year liberal arts college founded in 1869. The mission of the college is to enable students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful individuals through a program of liberal education. The college enrolls approximately 1,600 students, approximately 93% of whom live in college residence halls. At the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, the college enrolled 1,547 full-time equivalent day students from 33 states and 23 countries.
student services, including housing, room & board, and athletics: the college offers living accommodations for most of its students in either traditional residence halls integrated into the campus, or in renovated historic homes in the community that border the campus. Students may choose from a variety of meal plans and may choose to take their meals in the main dining hall, or in zack's, the campus grill and snack bar. Ursinus offers opportunities to achieve athletic and personal goals through intercollegiate athletics, club sports and intramural programs. Over 85% of ursinus students integrate some aspect of the athletic program into their lives at the college.