Overview
At the College of Wooster, Independent Minds Work Together
The College of Wooster is diverse and friendly. It is an unpretentious community of learners where students can be themselves, discover and pursue their passions, and forge lifelong bonds with faculty, coaches, staff, and one another. Wooster offers an excellent, comprehensive liberal arts education. A student finds that the senior project that culminates this education is like being in his or her favorite teacher's class, working on a topic of particular interest. By working one-on-one with a faculty adviser to conceive, organize, and complete this independent study project, each student at the college develops abilities valued by employers and graduate schools alike: initiative, self-confidence, independent judgment, creativity, and strong written and oral communication skills. This distinctive educational program makes The College of Wooster the nation's premier liberal arts college for undergraduate research.
Wooster Students Pursue Excellence On Stage and On the Field
Students at The College of Wooster love to perform - and perform well - in a wide range of musical groups. Almost a third of the student body participate in at least one of the college's many musical groups that include symphonic and marching bands, a capella groups, jazz ensembles, and choruses. Whether the student is a trumpet-playing historian or a biochemistry and molecular biology major with a passion for gospel, Wooster students don't have to choose between academic interests and their love of music.
When it comes to sports, Wooster is a D-III school with D-I spirit. Thirty percent of students at The College of Wooster participate in varsity athletics. Timken Gym is packed for big basketball games, and when the 180-strong Scot Marching Band and Pipers lead the football teaam onto the field, it's one of the most stirring sights - and sounds - in college sports. Over the past five years, The College of Wooster has won the NCAC all-sports trophy five times and produced All-Americans in ten different sports, including nine Academic All-Americans.
Living and Learning Together Happens at The College of Wooster
Because all students live on campus, in options ranging from small houses to suites to traditional residence halls, The College of Wooster is a 24/7 living and learning environment. Opportunities for leadership and engagement abound. Students enjoy being part of a campus community characterized by real diversity of thought, belief, background, and interest. Wooster students aren't afraid to ask big questions of themselves and others: questions about ethical behavior and ultimate purpose and how to live a meaningful life. They thrive in a place whose commitment to global engagement goes back more than 100 years. And they enjoy being together and having fun at The College of Wooster.
