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{{Short description|Private college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.}} {{Short description|Private college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.}}
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|endowment = $378.8 million (2022)<ref>As of June 30, 2022. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and ] |date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref> |endowment = $417.4 million (2023)<ref>As of June 30, 2023. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2023/Public-NCSE-Tables#2023+NACUBO-Commonfund+Study+of+Endowments+(NCSE)+Results |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY22 to FY23 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and ] |access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref>
|president = Nayef Samhat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/president/ |title=President - Wofford College |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> |president = Nayef Samhat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/president/ |title=President - Wofford College |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref>
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|colors = {{color box|#886E4C}}{{color box|#000000}} Gold & black<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.wofford.edu/uploadedFiles/myWofford/MarketingCommunications/logos/LogoSheet.pdf |title=Wofford College Logo Sheet |date=2014-11-01 |access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> |colors = {{color box|#886E4C}}{{color box|#000000}} Gold & black<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.wofford.edu/uploadedFiles/myWofford/MarketingCommunications/logos/LogoSheet.pdf |title=Wofford College Logo Sheet |date=2014-11-01 |access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Wofford College''' is a ] ] in ], United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus. The {{convert|175|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} campus is a national ].


⚫ Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from ], a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg."<ref>David Duncan Wallace, History of Wofford College (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1951) pp. 48&ndash;56</ref> The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted ] architect ].<ref>Wofford: Shining With Untarnished Honor, 1854&ndash;2004 (Spartanburg, SC: Hub City Writers Group, 2005), p. 14</ref> In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the honor society ], and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.<ref name="Wofford College - Phi Beta Kappa">{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/phiBetaKappa/ |title=Phi Beta Kappa |work=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref>
⚫ ]

⚫ '''Wofford College''' is a ] ] in ]. It was founded in 1854. The {{convert|175|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} campus is a national ] and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus.

⚫ Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from ] (1780–1850), a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg."<ref>David Duncan Wallace, History of Wofford College (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1951) pp. 48-56</ref> The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted ] architect ].<ref>Wofford: Shining With Untarnished Honor, 1854-2004 (Spartanburg, SC: Hub City Writers Group, 2005), p. 14</ref> In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of ], the nation's oldest academic honor society, and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.<ref name="Wofford College - Phi Beta Kappa">{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/phiBetaKappa/ |title=Wofford College - Phi Beta Kappa |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref>


==Wofford College Historic District== ==Wofford College Historic District==
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The Wofford College Historic District consists of the Main Building, which was designed by Edward C. Jones in the ] style, and six two-story brick residences.<ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web | last = Brabham | first = William H. | title = Wofford College Historic District | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = August 29, 1974 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742002/S10817742002.pdf | access-date = 25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="scdah">{{cite web | title = Wofford College Historic District, Spartanburg County (Spartanburg) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742012/index.htm | access-date = 25 August 2012}}</ref> It was named to the ] in 1974.<ref name = nris/> The Wofford campus has been landscaped, developed, and designated as a national arboretum. The Wofford College Historic District consists of the Main Building, which was designed by Edward C. Jones in the ] style, and six two-story brick residences.<ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web | last = Brabham | first = William H. | title = Wofford College Historic District | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = August 29, 1974 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742002/S10817742002.pdf | access-date = 25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="scdah">{{cite web | title = Wofford College Historic District, Spartanburg County (Spartanburg) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742012/index.htm | access-date = 25 August 2012}}</ref> It was listed in the ] in 1974.<ref name = nris/> Construction of the Main Building began in 1852, and the first classes were held in the fall of 1854. The Wofford campus is designated as a national arboretum.<ref name="AHOW"/>

⚫ Construction of the Main Building began in 1852 and the first classes were held in the fall of 1854. During the ], the endowment was invested in ] bonds and other securities, which became worthless by the end of the war.<ref name="AHOW">{{cite web |title=A History of Wofford, 1854-present |url=http://www.wofford.edu/about/history/ |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>


==Endowment== ==Endowment==
⚫ ]
⚫ In February 2021, ], alumnus and founding owner of ], donated $150 million to the college's endowment, which exceeds $400 million.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Richardson gives record $150 million to Wofford College Endowment |url=https://www.wofford.edu/about/news/news-archives/2021/richardson-gift |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Wofford College |date=24 February 2021 |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaschik |first1=Scott |title=Wofford Receives $150 Million Gift |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/02/25/wofford-receives-150-million-gift |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=] |date=February 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
⚫ During the ], the endowment was invested in ] bonds and other securities, which became worthless by the end of the war.<ref name="AHOW">{{cite web |title=A History of Wofford, 1854-present |url=http://www.wofford.edu/about/history/ |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>


⚫ In February 2021, ], alumnus and founding owner of the ], donated $150 million to the college's endowment, which, according to Wofford statements, exceeds $400 million.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Richardson gives record $150 million to Wofford College Endowment |url=https://www.wofford.edu/about/news/news-archives/2021/richardson-gift |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Wofford College |date=24 February 2021 |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaschik |first1=Scott |title=Wofford Receives $150 Million Gift |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/02/25/wofford-receives-150-million-gift |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=] |date=February 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==Rankings==
⚫ Wofford is ranked 69th in '']''{{'}}s list of the best national liberal arts colleges, a ranking that has improved in the last 10 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/whywofford/ |title=Why Wofford |publisher=Wofford.edu |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/wofford-college-3457 |title=Wofford College &#124; Best College &#124; US News |publisher=Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com |access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> In 2010, '']'' ranked it 58th on its inaugural Forbes List of America's 650 Best Colleges.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/| title = America's Best Colleges | work = Forbes.com}}</ref> In 2018 ] also named Wofford the number one four-year college in South Carolina.


==Academics== ==Academics==
The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester, a one-month January term called the Interim,<ref name="Interim">{{cite web |date=2007-10-22 |title=Interim |url=http://www.wofford.edu/interim/ |access-date=2013-07-11 |publisher=Wofford.edu}}</ref> and a four-month spring semester. The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester, a one-month January term called the Interim,<ref name="Interim">{{cite web |date=2007-10-22 |title=Interim |url=http://www.wofford.edu/interim/ |access-date=2013-07-11 |work=Wofford.edu}}</ref> and a four-month spring semester.


===Faculty=== ===Faculty===
136 full-time faculty teach at the college, 92 percent of whom have earned a doctorate or equivalent terminal degree. The ] faculty to student ratio is 1:11.<ref name=fastfacts/> 136 full-time faculty teach at the college, 92 percent of whom have earned a doctorate or equivalent terminal degree. The ] faculty-to-student ratio is 1:11.<ref name=fastfacts/>


===Majors and minors=== ===Majors and minors===
Wofford offers academic majors in a variety of areas including 27 majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/academics/ |title=Wofford College - Academics |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> Wofford offers academic majors in a variety of areas including 27 majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/academics/ |title=Wofford College - Academics |work=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref>


The college also offers pre-professional programs in Teacher Education (secondary certification), Dentistry, Medicine, Law, Ministry, Engineering, and Veterinary Science. The college's Army ] program was established in 1919.<ref>David Duncan Wallace, ''History of Wofford College'' (], 1951, p. 212.</ref> The college also offers pre-professional programs in teacher education (secondary certification), dentistry, medicine, law, ministry, engineering, and veterinary science. The college's Army ] program was established in 1919.<ref>David Duncan Wallace, ''History of Wofford College'' (], 1951, p. 212.</ref>


===Interim program=== ===Interim program===
The Interim program is designed to provide students with opportunities to gain new experiences outside the realm of traditional academics and allows students to become involved in departments outside their academic majors. Interims generally fall into one of four categories. In the most common type, students enroll in faculty-proposed projects on campus. These projects range from participation in theatre to pottery, knitting and short story writing. Students may elect to enroll in internship projects that are supervised by faculty, but involve working off-campus in legal, medical, dental, congressional, corporate, or non-profit settings. Students may propose independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Finally, faculty-led travel projects take groups of students and professors to study in other parts of the United States or in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia. Recent travel projects have included study in England and Ireland, South Africa, Peru, Brazil, Belize, Vietnam, China, and Japan.<ref name="Interim"/> The Interim program is designed to provide students with opportunities to gain new experiences outside the realm of traditional academics and allows students to become involved in departments outside their academic majors. Interims generally fall into one of four categories. In the most common type, students enrol in faculty-proposed projects on campus. These projects range from participation in theatre to pottery, knitting, and short story writing. Students may elect to enrol in internship projects that are supervised by faculty but involve working off-campus in legal, medical, dental, congressional, corporate, or non-profit settings. Students may propose independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Finally, faculty-led travel projects take groups of students and professors to study in other parts of the United States or in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia. Recent travel projects have included studies in England and Ireland, South Africa, Peru, Brazil, Belize, Vietnam, China, and Japan.<ref name="Interim"/>


===International programs=== ===International programs===
The college's Office of International Programs helps students select from over 200 study abroad programs in 59 countries. Wofford consistently ranks in the nation's top ten in the ] Open Doors Survey, which is based on comparing the number of students earning credits abroad in a given year the number of students in the graduating class. Wofford's 2009 score was 93%, compared to the Lincoln Commission national average of 9% of graduates earning credits abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/story.aspx?id=446333 |title=Wofford College - Wofford ranks among leaders in nation for study abroad |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2010-11-15 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> The college has had six ] English Teaching assistantships in the past four years{{when|date=May 2020}} as well as two Rotary ].<ref>''Wofford Today'', Summer 2011</ref> In 2012, Rachel Woodlee was selected as Wofford's sixth ]. The college's Office of International Programs helps students select from over 200 study abroad programs in 59 countries. Wofford consistently ranks in the nation's top ten in the ] Open Doors Survey, which is based on comparing the number of students earning credits abroad in a given year to the number of students in the graduating class. Wofford's 2009 score was 93%, compared to the Lincoln Commission national average of 9% of graduates earning credits abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/story.aspx?id=446333 |title=Wofford College - Wofford ranks among leaders in nation for study abroad |work=Wofford.edu |date=2010-11-15 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> The college has had six ] English Teaching assistantships in the past four years{{when|date=May 2020}} as well as two Rotary ].<ref>''Wofford Today'', Summer 2011</ref> In 2012, Rachel Woodlee was selected as Wofford's sixth ].

===Reputation and rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Wamo_LA = 97 of 199
| USNWR_LA = 59 (tie) of 185
| Forbes = 195 of 500
| THE_WSJ = 90 of 400
}}
⚫ Wofford is tied for 59 of 199 in '']''{{'}}s list of the best national liberal arts colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/whywofford/ |title=Why Wofford |work=Wofford.edu |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/wofford-college-3457 |title=Wofford College &#124; Best College |work=Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com |access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref>


==Athletics== ==Athletics==
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{{further|Wofford Terriers}} {{further|Wofford Terriers}}
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The Wofford Terriers compete in ] in the ]. Wofford's colors are ] and ]. The school mascot is the ]. In the 2010 NCAA Division I graduation success report, 9 of 13 Wofford teams posted GRS scores of 100, the highest available mark. For the past 16 years, the ] have made their summer training camp home at Wofford. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (a high school all-star football game) is played at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium. Boss, a Boston Terrier, is the mascot for Wofford Athletics. The Wofford Terriers compete in ] in the ]. Wofford's colors are ] and ]. The school mascot is the ]. In the 2010 NCAA Division I graduation success report, 9 of 13 Wofford teams posted GRS scores of 100, the highest available mark. For the past 16 years, the ] have made their summer training camp home at Wofford. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (a high school all-star football game) is played at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium. Boss, a ], is the mascot for Wofford's teams.

Wofford is represented by 18 men and women's varsity sports. ], opened in 1996, is the home field for Terrier football games. The baseball team, 2022 regular season conference champions, plays its home games at ]. Men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams play in the Benjamin Johnson Arena of the Campus Life Building, opened in 1981. The inaugural men's basketball game was played in 3300-seat Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on 10 November 2017. Soccer teams play on Snyder Field, which was the college's football stadium through 1995. Wofford men's basketball has won the Southern Conference Championship and an NCAA bid five times since 2010, and in 2018/19 went a perfect 21–0 in Southern Conference play and won an NCAA tournament game for the first time. Wofford football won the SoCon championship in 2017, 2018, and 2019.


==Student life== ==Student life==
Wofford offers a self-contained environment (93% of students live on campus). The Village apartment-style housing for the senior class was a 2008 "Dorm of Distinction" as chosen by ''University Business Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080801/NEWS/808010321 |title=Wofford housing wins 2nd national award |publisher=GoUpstate.com |date=2008-08-01 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> Phase V of The Village, an $11 million project, opened in the fall of 2011. It added 80 beds in loft apartments, bringing the capacity of The Village to 428 students. It also houses The Space in the Mungo Center (formerly The Center for Professional Excellence), specialized classroom spaces, and a dining and market area called the "Grand Galleria."<ref>{{cite web|last=Shackleford |first=Lynne P. |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111002/ARTICLES/110031004 |title=Wofford College seniors relish Village as school unveils Phase 5 of housing project |publisher=GoUpstate.com |date=2011-10-02 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> Wofford offers a self-contained environment (93% of students live on campus). The Village apartment-style housing for the senior class was a 2008 "Dorm of Distinction" as chosen by ''University Business Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080801/NEWS/808010321 |title=Wofford housing wins 2nd national award |work=GoUpstate.com |date=2008-08-01 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref>


===Student organizations=== ===Student organizations===
Students participate in various service, pre-professional, religious, social, and other student organizations. Student publications at the college date to the first literary magazine, first published in 1889. The student newspaper, the ''Old Gold and Black'', is published every other week, and the yearbook, ''The Bohemian'', is published each spring. ], the national collegiate German honorary society, was founded at Wofford, as was the National Beta Club, an honorary society prominent in American high schools. Students participate in various service, pre-professional, religious, social, and other student organizations. Student publications at the college started with a literary magazine first published in 1889. The student newspaper, the ''Old Gold and Black'', is published every other week; the yearbook is called ''The Bohemian''. ], the national collegiate German honorary society, was founded at Wofford, as was the National Beta Club, an honorary society prominent in American high schools.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}


In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of ], the nation's oldest academic honor society. This was the first chapter at a private college in South Carolina.<ref name="Wofford College - Phi Beta Kappa"/> In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the academic honor society ]. This was the first chapter at a private college in South Carolina.<ref name="Wofford College - Phi Beta Kappa"/>


===Service learning=== ===Service learning===
Wofford has a variety of student service organizations on campus, including the Bonner Scholars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/bonnerScholars/ |title=the Bonner Scholars |publisher=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> Twin Towers, ] service fraternity, and ONE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/04/07/wofford-college-occ-2008-09-champions/ |title=ONE Campus Challenge |publisher=One.org |date=2013-04-23 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> Wofford has a variety of student service organizations on campus, including the Bonner Scholars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wofford.edu/bonnerScholars/ |title=the Bonner Scholars |work=Wofford.edu |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2013-07-11}}</ref> and ONE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2009/04/07/wofford-college-occ-2008-09-champions/ |title=ONE Campus Challenge |work=One.org |date=2013-04-23 |access-date=2013-07-11}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref>

Wofford was included in the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, published by the Corporation for National and Community Service. ''Washington Monthly'' compared 23 of 252 Top Liberal Arts Colleges contributions to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). In the magazine's 2010 ratings, Wofford finished 23rd among 252 Top Liberal Arts Colleges and was number 1 in South Carolina. ''Newsweek'' identified Wofford as one of the most "service-minded" campuses in the country, ranking the college second in listings released in September 2010. Six recent Wofford graduates have been selected for the Teach For America Corps.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

===Student government===
The student government rests in the Campus Union, with executive officers and an assembly elected by the student body. Students serve on various campus committees and represent the student body before various committees of the board of trustees.

Student conduct is governed by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, a document written by an Interim project in 1970–1971. The code is enforced by a judicial commission consisting of elected and appointed members. An honor council enforces the student honor code in academic matters.


===Fraternities and sororities=== ===Fraternities and sororities===
Around half the student body participates in Greek life. Around half the student body is said{{by who?|date=June 2024}} to participate in Greek life.


===Diversity=== ===Diversity===
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==Alumni== ==Alumni==

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=== Academia === === Academia ===
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===Business=== ===Business===
* ], attorney, and president/CEO of several apparel companies, including Lee Jeans and London Fog
* ], banker * ], banker
* ], restaurant franchise owner * ], restaurant franchise owner
* ], billionaire co-chairman (with his brother ]) of ]<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|title=Jude Reyes|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jude-reyes/|website=Forbes|access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> * ], billionaire<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|title=Jude Reyes|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jude-reyes/|website=Forbes|access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref>


===Entertainment=== === Education ===
⚫ * ], first and longest serving president of ] and the fifth and last president of its predecessor, Trinity College
⚫ * ], second and longest-serving chancellor of ]
⚫ * ], psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicist; first dean of the ]

=== Entertainment ===
* ], journalist * ], journalist
* ], journalist * ], journalist
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* ], a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first graduate of Wofford College (Class of 1856) * ], a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first graduate of Wofford College (Class of 1856)
* ], judge on the ] * ], judge on the ]
* ], former chairman of the ] *], former chairman of the ]
* ], judge of the ] for the Fourth Circuit * ], judge of the ] for the Fourth Circuit
* ], lieutenant general in the ] and Chairman of the ] in 1960-1964 * ], lieutenant general in the ] and Chairman of the ] in 1960-1964
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===Religion=== ===Religion===
⚫ *], author, Duke University chaplain, minister, and retired ] of the ], North Alabama Conference

====Education====
⚫ * ], first and longest serving president of ] and the fifth and last president of its predecessor, Trinity College
⚫ * ], second and longest-serving chancellor of ]
⚫ * ], psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicist; first dean of the ]

====Religion====
* ], bishop in the ] * ], bishop in the ]
* ], chief of chaplains of the ] * ], chief of chaplains of the ]
* ], a liturgical scholar in the Episcopal Church who helped to shape the 1979 '']'' * ], a liturgical scholar in the Episcopal Church who helped to shape the 1979 '']''
* ], theologian and philosopher * ], theologian and philosopher
⚫ * ], author, Duke University chaplain, minister, and retired ] of the ], North Alabama Conference


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Private college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.

Wofford College
MottoIntaminatis fulget honoribus
Motto in EnglishUntarnished, She Shines with Honor.
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1854; 171 years ago (1854)
Religious affiliationUnited Methodist Church
Academic affiliationsAnnapolis Group
CIC
IAMSCU
Endowment$417.4 million (2023)
PresidentNayef Samhat
Academic staff140 (fall 2021)
Undergraduates1,800 (dec 2020)
LocationSpartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
34°57′32″N 81°56′06″W / 34.959°N 81.935°W / 34.959; -81.935
CampusSuburban, 175 acres (71 ha)
Colors   Gold & black
NicknameTerriers
Sporting affiliationsDivision I – SoCon
MascotTerrier
Websitewofford.edu

Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus. The 175-acre (71 ha) campus is a national arboretum.

Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from Benjamin Wofford, a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg." The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones. In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the honor society Phi Beta Kappa, and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.

Wofford College Historic District

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Wofford College Historic District
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LocationWofford College campus, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1854
ArchitectEdward C. Jones
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian
NRHP reference No.74001879
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1974

The Wofford College Historic District consists of the Main Building, which was designed by Edward C. Jones in the Italianate style, and six two-story brick residences. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Construction of the Main Building began in 1852, and the first classes were held in the fall of 1854. The Wofford campus is designated as a national arboretum.

Endowment

Main building, built in 1854

During the Civil War, the endowment was invested in Confederate bonds and other securities, which became worthless by the end of the war.

In February 2021, Jerry Richardson, alumnus and founding owner of the Carolina Panthers, donated $150 million to the college's endowment, which, according to Wofford statements, exceeds $400 million.

Academics

The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester, a one-month January term called the Interim, and a four-month spring semester.

Faculty

136 full-time faculty teach at the college, 92 percent of whom have earned a doctorate or equivalent terminal degree. The FTE faculty-to-student ratio is 1:11.

Majors and minors

Wofford offers academic majors in a variety of areas including 27 majors.

The college also offers pre-professional programs in teacher education (secondary certification), dentistry, medicine, law, ministry, engineering, and veterinary science. The college's Army ROTC program was established in 1919.

Interim program

The Interim program is designed to provide students with opportunities to gain new experiences outside the realm of traditional academics and allows students to become involved in departments outside their academic majors. Interims generally fall into one of four categories. In the most common type, students enrol in faculty-proposed projects on campus. These projects range from participation in theatre to pottery, knitting, and short story writing. Students may elect to enrol in internship projects that are supervised by faculty but involve working off-campus in legal, medical, dental, congressional, corporate, or non-profit settings. Students may propose independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Finally, faculty-led travel projects take groups of students and professors to study in other parts of the United States or in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia. Recent travel projects have included studies in England and Ireland, South Africa, Peru, Brazil, Belize, Vietnam, China, and Japan.

International programs

The college's Office of International Programs helps students select from over 200 study abroad programs in 59 countries. Wofford consistently ranks in the nation's top ten in the Institute of International Education Open Doors Survey, which is based on comparing the number of students earning credits abroad in a given year to the number of students in the graduating class. Wofford's 2009 score was 93%, compared to the Lincoln Commission national average of 9% of graduates earning credits abroad. The college has had six Fulbright English Teaching assistantships in the past four years as well as two Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships. In 2012, Rachel Woodlee was selected as Wofford's sixth Rhodes Scholar.

Reputation and rankings

Academic rankings
Liberal arts
U.S. News & World Report59 (tie) of 185
Washington Monthly97 of 199
National
Forbes195 of 500
WSJ/College Pulse90 of 400

Wofford is tied for 59 of 199 in U.S. News & World Report's list of the best national liberal arts colleges.

Athletics

Further information: Wofford Terriers
Logo used to represent Wofford Athletics

The Wofford Terriers compete in NCAA Division I in the Southern Conference. Wofford's colors are old gold and black. The school mascot is the Terrier. In the 2010 NCAA Division I graduation success report, 9 of 13 Wofford teams posted GRS scores of 100, the highest available mark. For the past 16 years, the Carolina Panthers have made their summer training camp home at Wofford. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (a high school all-star football game) is played at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium. Boss, a Boston Terrier, is the mascot for Wofford's teams.

Student life

Wofford offers a self-contained environment (93% of students live on campus). The Village apartment-style housing for the senior class was a 2008 "Dorm of Distinction" as chosen by University Business Magazine.

Student organizations

Students participate in various service, pre-professional, religious, social, and other student organizations. Student publications at the college started with a literary magazine first published in 1889. The student newspaper, the Old Gold and Black, is published every other week; the yearbook is called The Bohemian. Delta Phi Alpha, the national collegiate German honorary society, was founded at Wofford, as was the National Beta Club, an honorary society prominent in American high schools.

In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa. This was the first chapter at a private college in South Carolina.

Service learning

Wofford has a variety of student service organizations on campus, including the Bonner Scholars, and ONE.

Fraternities and sororities

Around half the student body is said to participate in Greek life.

Diversity

In each of the years from 1901 through 1904, two women graduated from Wofford. In 1964, Wofford became the first private college in South Carolina to desegregate voluntarily with the admission of Albert Gray.

Alumni

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