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constantly climbing” to “discover yourself, your
passions and all you can become.”
That climb starts the moment a student
arrives on the 160-acre campus for the first year
of college. Offering more than 70 undergraduate
programs of study, including preprofessional
specializations and student-designed majors,
academics center on the McDaniel Plan, “a
customized, interdisciplinary curriculum that
emphasizes experiential learning and studentfaculty collaboration to develop the unique
potential in every student,” according to Chery
Knauer, spokesperson for the school.
With nearly 1,800 undergraduate students,
the average class size is 15 students with a
student-faculty ration of 13:1. Tuition is $46,800;
$6,650 room; $6,772 board; and there is a $975
new student fee.
The most popular areas of study, Knauer
said, are kinesiology, business administration,
psychology, biology, political science and
international studies. The college launched
its newest majors, actuarial science, applied
mathematics, American Sign Language,
biochemistry, biomedical science, criminal
justice, health sciences, international business,
marketing, and writing and publishing, in
the fall of 2020. The McDaniel Commitment
is guaranteed for every student, according to
President Julia Jasken, and a team of mentors
will guide each student through.
“Our dedication to our students and their
future is most evident with our McDaniel
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