McPherson College

Location and Affiliation:

McPherson College is located in McPherson, KS, population 13,731.
Affiliation: Church of the Brethren.

Population:

McPherson College’s enrollment is 443 students.

• 37% female
• 63% male

75% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 93%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:11

Academic Level:

• McPherson College is a lower Level 3 school
• ACT/SAT Optional
• The average high school GPA is 3.3
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 19-23
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 400-580, Math 420-560, Composite 820-1140

Most Popular Majors:

• Business/Marketing 11%
• Agriculture 7%
• Education 31%
• Physical Science 6%
• Social Sciences/History 6%
• Automotive Restoration
• Psychology 9%
• Visual and Performing Arts 6%

Graduates:

46% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $25
• The admission application deadline is rolling
• The financial aid deadline is March 1

Generosity:

Average need met is 92%.

Features:

Chartered in 1887 by leaders of the Church of the Brethren, McPherson College has redefined the traditional liberal arts education by engaging students in a career-oriented curriculum that incorporates real-life experiences to supplement and complement classroom learning. U.S. News and World Report names McPherson one of America’s Best Colleges in 2006.

McPherson has one-quarter of its total enrollment in its automotive program. McPherson’s program restores only one or two cars a year and Jay Leno has become an unofficial godfather for the program. Mr. Leno has also established the Frederick J. Duesenberg Scholarship for McPherson automotive technology students and is named after the co-founder of the Duesenberg Motor Corporation. Mr. Leno later established a scholarship program with Popular Mechanics magazine that provides a full $20,000 scholarship each year for an auto restoration student at McPherson, along with a summer internship at the shop of Randy Ema, a prominent Duesenberg expert in California.

McPherson’s restoration program is based in Templeton Hall on the college’s campus, a building that contains classrooms in addition to shops for paint and body repair, sheet metal fabrication, transmission rebuilding and upholstery work. Walking through the building’s various sections is like visiting a hospital for old cars.

Contact:

McPherson College Admissions 1-800-365-7402.

Learn more about McPherson College. http://www.mcpherson.edu