Arcadia University is a small, private university in Glenside, Pennsylvania, just on the outskirts of Philadelphia. It boasts about 4,000 students in Undergraduate (2,400) and Graduate (1,600) programs. The 76 acre campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National History Landmark that the University is incredibly proud of. Arcadia is ranked 42nd in the Regional Universities North category.
The school mascot is a Knight (Sir Castor) and their colors are scarlet and grey.
The school was originally founded in 1853 as an all girl's school called Beaver College. They began to allow the admission of men from 1872-1907 and limited it to women only again until 1972. Arcadia has moved from it's founding city of Beaver to Jenkintown and then Glenside when the college acquired the estate that now houses Arcadia University. The school operated both the Glenside and the Jenkintown campus until 1962 when it consolidated to just the Glenside campus. In 1973 Beaver College opened it's first Graduate programs and began admitting men again. In 2001 when the college reached University status, they officially changed their name to Arcadia University.
The University offers over 80 fields of undergraduate study (198, if you include magical majors) and the Graduate programs range from liberal arts to professional to doctoral level.
The Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program is ranked second in Pennsylvania and 20th in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report and provides opportunities for pro bono work all over the world.
The school mascot is a Knight (Sir Castor) and their colors are scarlet and grey.
The school was originally founded in 1853 as an all girl's school called Beaver College. They began to allow the admission of men from 1872-1907 and limited it to women only again until 1972. Arcadia has moved from it's founding city of Beaver to Jenkintown and then Glenside when the college acquired the estate that now houses Arcadia University. The school operated both the Glenside and the Jenkintown campus until 1962 when it consolidated to just the Glenside campus. In 1973 Beaver College opened it's first Graduate programs and began admitting men again. In 2001 when the college reached University status, they officially changed their name to Arcadia University.
The University offers over 80 fields of undergraduate study (198, if you include magical majors) and the Graduate programs range from liberal arts to professional to doctoral level.
The Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program is ranked second in Pennsylvania and 20th in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report and provides opportunities for pro bono work all over the world.
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