Ģý

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The Ģý Experience


Your future is full of potentialan Ģý education helps you unlock it.

At Ģý, youll never be just a number. Small class sizes mean your professors will know you by name and provide the personalized support you need to thrive. Youll get the close-knit experience of a liberal arts college paired with the real-world preparation of a career-focused university.

Youll learn by doingthrough internships, research, service and hands-on experiencesso you graduate ready for both a meaningful career and a fulfilling life. At Ģý, youll discover your calling and become the kind of leader who makes a difference in your community and beyond.

Nikolai Patterson

Ģý believed in me and gave me the confidence to excel in my field by not only saying, you can do it, but backing me all the way up to this very moment.

Nikolai Patterson '21, Management

Go Beyond What Expected


We dont just offer a world-class educationwe create a community of passionate learners to lift you up and inspire you to become your best self.

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15:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
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$30M
Provided in student financial aid each year
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News & Events

Red and black streamers fly over smiling graduates on stadium field

Across ceremonies held in Hickory, Asheville and Columbia on May 7-9, Ģý celebrated 578 undergraduate and graduate students earning their degrees and stepping into their next chapters as alumni.

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Student explaining a display at 2026 SOURCE Day.

SOURCE 2026 highlighted student excellence across a range of disciplines, featuring Honors Thesis Competition winners and the inaugural Bears Engage awards.

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