Wilson College

WILSON COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION COMMITTED TO ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. DEGREES ARE OFFERED IN 31 UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AS WELL AS NINE GRADUATE-LEVEL AREAS OF STUDY. COURSES ARE AVAILABLE IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

WILSON COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION CENTRALLY LOCATED IN CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, WITH ACCESS TO MAJOR CITIES SUCH AS PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. FOUNDED IN 1869, THE COLLEGE IS NAMED FOR SARAH WILSON, THE FIRST LIVING WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES TO ENDOW A COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. TODAY, WILSON ADMITS WOMEN AND MEN OF ALL AGES TO ITS PROGRAMS OF STUDY INCLUDING 31 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES, 40 MINORS, AND 9 MASTER'S DEGREES. WILSON CONTINUES TO UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF ITS PRESBYTERIAN FOUNDERS BY PROVIDING VALUE AND AFFORDABILITY TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A QUALITY, PRIVATE EDUCATION AT A PRICE COMPETITIVE WITH REGIONAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WILSON WAS CONSIDERED THE 25TH FASTEST GROWING INSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY. LIKE OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN IN ENROLLMENT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND ITS UPHEAVAL TO THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH AN AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY AND RENEWED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, WILSON HAS REACHED THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN ITS HISTORY WITH 1,555 ENROLLED STUDENTS AT THE FALL 2023 CENSUS, A 14 PERCENT INCREASE OVER FALL 2022.THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, WILSON COLLEGE HAS RESPONDED TO CHANGING TIMES. IN 1982, THE COLLEGE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER A CONTINUING STUDIES PROGRAM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULTS SEEKING A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. IN 1996, THE COLLEGE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO OFFER ON-CAMPUS, RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FOR SINGLE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN. AND, IN 2022, THE COLLEGE LAUNCHED WILSON COLLEGE ONLINE, FURTHER EMBRACING ITS FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE COLLEGE HAS UPHELD RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS, A MEASURE OF WHICH IS ITS CHAPTER OF PHI BETA KAPPA, THE NATION'S OLDEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETY. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR CHOSEN CAREER PATHS BY FOSTERING THE ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY, SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY. WITH A 13:1 STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO AND AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 16, WILSON FEATURES SMALL, SEMINAR-STYLE CLASSES AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENABLE STUDENTS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH FACULTY AND MENTORS. FACULTY AND STAFF SUPPORT EACH STUDENT ON THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE EXPLORATION AND RISK-TAKING IN PURSUIT OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL GROWTH. HOME TO 13 VARSITY-LEVEL ATHLETICS TEAMS, WILSON IS A MEMBER OF THE NCAA DIVISION III, THE UNITED EAST CONFERENCE, AND THE INTERCOLLEGIATE HORSE SHOWS ASSOCIATION. THE COLLEGE IS ACCREDITED BY THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.AT WILSON, EDUCATION IS PERSONAL AND ACCESSIBLE. THROUGH AN INDIVIDUALIZED EXPERIENCE, DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF NURTURE EACH STUDENT ALONG THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY. STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW, TO BECOME AN AGENT OF CHANGE, TO BELONG, TO BE BOLD.