Fast Facts
Honors Rankings & Points of Pride
We’re proud to have been named to prestigious lists from U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and others, as well as highly ranked on college and student life websites such as Niche.com.
#54
National Liberal Arts School (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
#27
Best Small College (Money magazine, 2020)
Top 20
Best-Run Colleges (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 10%
of schools in the U.S. (CollegeFactual)
Top 10
Best Small Colleges of New York (Niche.com, 2020)
Top 10
Best Liberal Arts Colleges in New York (Niche.com, 2020)
#16
College in New York (CollegeFactual)
#3
Alumni Network (Princeton Review, 2021)
#1
top-producing small school of Peace Corps. Volunteers (2020)
Top 10
Best Schools for Internships (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 20
Career Services in the U.S. (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 10%
Highest paid graduates majoring in Communications & Journalism and History (CollegeFactual)
Top 15
Best Science Lab Facilities (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 15
Most Popular Study Abroad Programs (Princeton Review, 2020)
Top 15
Program in New York for Communications, Business, Economics, and History (Niche.com, 2020)
Top 15
Most Active Student Government (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 20
Schools for Making an Impact (Princeton Review, 2021)
Top 20
Best Greek Life Colleges in New York (Niche.com, 2020)
Top 20
Best College Dorms in New York (Niche.com, 2020)
Top 20
Best College Food in New York (Niche.com, 2020)
Top 20
Best School for Athletes in New York (Niche.com, 2020)
- A+ School for B Students (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
- Princeton Review Green College, 2021
- Princeton Review Best Value College 2021
- Princeton Review Best Northeastern College 2021
- Princeton Review Colleges That Create Futures, 2021
- Wall Street Journal/TimesHigherEducation Best Colleges 2021
- Wall Street Journal/TimesHigherEducation Best Colleges in New York 2021
- Forbes Top College 2019
- Forbes Top Private College 2019
- Forbes Top Liberal Arts College 2019
- Irving Bacheller, founded modern newspaper syndication
- Dan Buckley, publisher of Marvel Comics
- Kirk Douglas, actor
- (James) Kim Gannon, wrote “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” AND our alma mater
- Maurice Kenny, Mohawk poet
- Joseph Lekuton, Kenyan parliament
- Martha MacCallum Gregory, Fox News anchor and executive editor of "The Story with Martha McCallum"
- Lorrie Moore, author
- Viggo Mortensen, actor (best known for portraying Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
- Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at Franklin Institute
- Grace Potter, singer/songwriter
- Robert Montgomery, transplant surgeon
- Elinor Tatum, publisher of New York Amsterdam News, the older and largest Black newspaper in New York City
- Judi Wakhungu, Kenyan ambassador to France
- Owen D. Young, created the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and Time’s Man of the Year in 1929
Our University
Founded in 1856
We’re the oldest continuously coeducational institution of higher learning in New York State
miles from the Canadian Border, the St. Lawrence River, and the Adirondack Park
Location
Canton, New York
Scarlet & Brown
school colors
varsity athletics teams
Saints
Team Mascot
students from 39 states and 78 countries
Our Programs and Faculty
Student to Faculty Ratio
Average Class Size
Majors
Minors
Full-time faculty members
Of faculty hold highest degree in their field
Faculty members of color
Off-campus study programs in more than 22 countries
Our Students
live on campus
study more than one discipline
double or triple major
study off campus
volunteer
conduct research
complete an internship
involved with athletic activities
first-generation college students
Our Campus
acres
student-to-tree ratio
buildings
dining locations
residence halls
theme houses
Greek chapters
teams, clubs and organizations
oldest outing club in the U.S.
pub cookies baked daily
seats in Gulick Theater
Our Town and Region
Canton, N.Y., encompasses the Town of Canton, the villages of Canton and Rensselaer Falls, and the hamlets of Morley and Pyrites.
population of Canton
from the Adirondack Park, the largest protected area in the contiguous (lower 48) United States
highest peak in the Adirondacks (Mount Marcy)
minutes from Canada
miles to the closest waterfall
miles to the closest ski resort
average temperature on the first day of the fall semester
average inches of snow in a year
Our Alumni Successes
of the Class of 2019 found employment or continued their education within a year
of alumni pursue a graduate degree with five years
Volunteer-producing University
Peace Corps 2019, 2020