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| Type | Private college |
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| Established | 1856; 169 years ago (1856) |
Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Endowment | $17.3 million (2018)[1] |
| President | David Harpool (interim) |
| Students | 1,521 |
| Location | ,, United States 34°17′06″N81°37′15″W / 34.2851°N 81.6207°W /34.2851; -81.6207 |
| Campus | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Nickname | Wolves |
Sporting affiliations | NCAADivision II –South Atlantic |
| Website | newberry.edu |
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Newberry College is aprivateLutheran college inNewberry, South Carolina. As of 2023, it had 1,521 students.[2]
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| Washington Monthly[3] | 84 of 242 |
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| U.S. News & World Report[4] | 10 (tie) of 90 |
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's and master's degrees.[5]
Newberry athletic teams are the Wolves. The college is a member of theDivision II level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in theSouth Atlantic Conference (SAC) since the 1996–97 academic year. The Wolves previously competed in theCarolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC, now known as Conference Carolinas) of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1961–62 to 1971–72.
As of 2023, Newberry fields 22 intercollegiate varsity sports teams, along with cheerleading and dance teams. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, triathlon, and volleyball. Women's acrobatics & tumbling and women's wrestling will begin competition in the 2024-25 academic year.[6]
The music program at Newberry College has a history in vocal and instrumental performance dating back over 100 years and a jazz band and marching band in existence since 1956. In 1956, a major turning point in the school's musical history took place, when respected military band leader and alumnus Charles "Chief" Pruitt organized the jazz band and the marching band after returning to the school to teach music.[7]
Pruitt also began the Newberry College Jazz Festival, held each spring since 1958.[8] The festival has hosted artists includingJeff Coffin,Delfayo Marsalis,Terell Stafford,Al Chez, and others.[9]
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