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Founded in 1877, Bryn Athyn College is a small, private, coeducational, liberal arts college dedicated to a New Church approach to education. The curriculum pairs rigorous academics with spiritual inquiry and emphasizes critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, public presentation, and experiential education. Bryn Athyn classes are small, with an average class size of 14 students and a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. The 130-acre campus is located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, just 14 miles north of center-city Philadelphia. A Bryn Athyn College education will challenge you to think independently, write, develop your ideas, and decide what you stand for. The pairing of challenging academics with spiritual inquiry gives you creative space to explore your spiritual convictions and examine your coursework's more profound significance. Your education here will help you succeed in graduate school, in your career, and life. Our mission is to enhance students' civil, moral, and spiritual lives and contribute to human spiritual welfare. To this end, we offer a liberal arts education founded on strong spiritual principles. At Bryn Athyn, we think a lot about purpose–about what you can bring to the table and offer others. In this way, a Bryn Athyn College education is not just about you. It is about your potential to make an impact on others. Bryn Athyn College encourages you to define your goals, discover your passions, and live your life with conviction because as you develop your fantastic potential, you will make an essential difference to those around you. Before you visit campus in person, consider taking an online tour. Let the tour guide show you our academic buildings, dorms, athletic facilities, and the Bryn Athyn Historic District, and give you a sense of what life is like on campus. Bryn Athyn College is located just north of Philadelphia in suburban Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The campus mirrors the Bryn Athyn Historic District opens in a new window along Huntingdon Pike, home to Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn Cathedral, and Cairnwood Estate, just minutes from Southampton and Historic Bethayres. Our campus community is tight-knit, and our vital purpose unites us. Our small size allows students to make connections and develop close relationships with each other and participate in meaningful mentor relationships with professors. Our student body is diverse. Nearly 15% of our students come to Bryn Athyn from places outside the United States from countries as varied as South Africa, Korea, Ghana, Ukraine, and Denmark. We value the unique perspectives that all of our students bring. Bryn Athyn College has a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, so our professors are approachable and accessible. Moreover, our faculty go above and beyond, whether that means holding office hours in the coffee shop, playing pick-up hockey with students, or joining students in service work. A Bryn Athyn College education is not just about you. It is about your potential to make an impact. Here, you will be encouraged to define your goals, discover your passions, and live your life with conviction. We offer a liberal arts education founded on firm spiritual principals. Our Core Program focuses on critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, information literacy, public presentation, and experiential education. Our curriculum pairs challenging academics with spiritual inquiry, giving you creative space to explore your spiritual convictions and examine your coursework's more profound significance. A Bryn Athyn College education will challenge you to think independently, write, develop your ideas, and decide what you stand for. Your education will help you succeed in graduate school, in your career, and life. Our religious perspective is based on New Church theology, a form of Christianity that teaches, "All religion is of life, and the life of religion is to do good." In keeping with this philosophy, our Core Program emphasizes freedom, reason, and action. Our academics are grounded in a spiritual worldview and informed and challenged by liberal arts disciplines to help students develop the ability and desire to be useful. At Bryn Athyn College, it is not just about you. It is about how you live your beliefs and what you do to make a difference. At Bryn Athyn College, we take a holistic approach to reviewing admissions. We are looking for students who want strong academics based on spiritual principles. If you are interested in living in an environment based on shared values and mutual respect, if you want to participate in the academic and spiritual inquiry and look for professors who will support you individually and help you work toward your goals, please consider Bryn Athyn College. We operate on a rolling admissions policy, which means that we accept applications year-round. When you begin your application, our admissions staff will be on-hand to help you complete the process. Moreover, the sooner you apply, the sooner you will receive an admissions decision, so there is no reason not to apply early. Bryn Athyn is a liberal arts college, which means that here, you will be challenged to think independently, develop your ideas, and decide what you stand for. As a Bryn Athyn College student, you will receive all the benefits of our Core Program, which will give you a solid academic foundation and the skills you will need for your future career. You will study directly under our talented faculty members and have ample international study opportunities, internships, and hands-on research. If you provide the drive and hard work, a Bryn Athyn College education will equip you for graduate school, career, and life. View full university