A COUNSELOR’S GUIDE TO JUNIATA
At Juniata College, we promise to be our students’ partners as they amplify their interests and talents, learn to navigate the global community, and design lives of meaning and happiness. Our College is the ideal choice for inquisitive, intentional, and interesting students who seek a college experience that will have a powerful and meaningful effect upon the entirety of their lives and who approach their college years ready to do the work of self-discovery. Juniata students find both a home and a community completely committed to their personal growth and intellectual development. This includes a vibrant and scholarly faculty and professional staff who come to know them well, as well as a tight-knit community of other interesting and curious students. Each student is on their own journey of personal discovery. All of this happens in a place on the planet seemingly reserved for the very purpose of fostering exploration, reflection, and transformation.
Nearly 95% of graduates are employed or in graduate school six months after graduation
Juniata graduates thoughtfully guide the course of their lives: nearly 95 percent of our graduates are employed or in graduate school six months after graduation. Some earn Fulbright Fellowships, Goldwater Scholarships, or St. Andrews Society Honors. They build creative and rewarding careers, and make substantive contributions to the complex and fascinating world into which they rise.
By any measure, Juniata is one of the best colleges in the U.S.
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94% of those who graduate from Juniata do so in four or fewer years
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More than 90% of students who applied were accepted to professional schools such as medical and law school