Wofford College Wofford College consistently finds itself as a benchmark for what higher education should be now and in the future, and how students can find an exciting and fulfilling undergraduate experience that also is a good value both in financial investment and in valueadded by that educational experience. The college consistently has scored high on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which measures the level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and a supportive campus environment. Wofford can be found in numerous commercial and non-commercial college guides that provide statistical information as well as perspectives from a variety of sources. Among those are U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” The Princeton Review College Guide; The Fiske Guide to Colleges, The (Yale) Insider’s Guide, and Peterson’s Colleges for Top Students. Forbes.com ranked Wofford as one of “America’s Best Colleges” in 2009, with the college being the highest rated institution in South Carolina. In its February 2009 issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranked Wofford among the nation’s best private college values, at number 42. Wofford consistently lands on “best value” lists in various other national college guides and publications. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 “America’s Best Colleges,” Wofford was included in “Great Schools, Great Prices,” a listing of 31 liberal arts colleges. Wofford ranks 5th in the country in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for studying abroad, according to Open Doors 2008, an annual report published by the New York-based Institute of International Education (IIE). The Village, Wofford’s apartment-style housing for its senior students, has received a number of national
recognitions. In July 2008, The Village was named as the top “Dorm of Distinction” in its category by University Business Magazine, a national publication. In October 2007, the complex was recognized nationally in the 27th Annual Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Awards presented by Builder magazine. Wofford was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for 2009, presented by the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency tasked with fostering an ethic of volunteerism and service in America. Wofford also was included in the 2009 Guide to Service-Learning Colleges & Universities, highlighting the college’s programs to encourage student engagement.
2009 Wofford Men’s Soccer Media Guide
Wofford’s entire 170-acre campus is at national arboretum, which was named the Roger Milliken Arboretum at Wofford College in 2008, in honor of the longtime trustee and benefactor. More than 5,000 trees have been planted on the Wofford campus since 1992 and 2,700 of those have been identified, cataloged and mapped for three self-guided tours.