2007-2008 Fast Facts
Founded: 1948
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles outside Boston
President: Jehuda Reinharz (since 1994)
Motto: Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts
Character: Private research university with a focus on the liberal arts and undergraduate education
Campus: 235 acres comprising 100 academic and residential buildings
Tuition: $34,556 for the current academic year
Room and board: $9,908 for a double room with the 14 meal plan for the current academic year
Financial aid: More than $63.7 million awarded in 2006-07
Academic calendar: Two 15-week semesters (August to December; January to May)
Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 3,233
Student-faculty ratio: 8 to 1
25th Percentile Composite SAT I Score: Math & Critical Reading 1300
75th Percentile Composite SAT I Score: Math & Critical Reading 1430
Freshmen in top 10% of high school class: 71%
Acceptance rate: 34%
Clubs and organizations: About 250
Athletics: 21 varsity sports (Division III)
Team name: Judges
Colors: Blue and white
Mascot: Ollie the Owl
