Student Body: Approximately 900 undergraduate students; representing nearly every county in Alabama; from approximately 25 states. Master of Athletic Training Program.
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Male/Female Ratio
14 : 1
Student/Faculty Ratio
17
Average Class Size
A Tradition of Faith, Wisdom, and Service
Tradition. Huntingdon’s longest traditions are its hallmarks: faith, wisdom, and service.
Do you love to learn? Do you yearn to serve others? For more than 160 years, Huntingdon has provided an outstanding liberal arts education that touches not only the mind and heart, but also the spirit.
A college of the United Methodist Church, we are led by our motto, “Enter to grow in wisdom, go forth to apply wisdom in service.”
Quick Facts
Founded: 1854 in Tuskegee, Alabama; moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1909.
Motto: “Enter to grow in wisdom; go forth to apply wisdom in service.”
Hallmarks: Faith, Wisdom, and Service; The Huntingdon College Honor Code
Location: 70-acre campus in a safe and beautiful residential neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama’s state capital; just three hours from the Gulf Coast.
21 NCAA-Division III intercollegiate teams include: Baseball Men's Basketball Football Men's Golf Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer Men's Tennis Men's Wrestling Women's Wrestling Women's Basketball Women's Golf Women's Lacrosse Beach Volleyball Women's Soccer Softball Women's Tennis Volleyball Track & Field
Huntingdon also offers cheerleading, the Marching Scarlet and Grey, BallHawks Pep Band, spirit groups, Women’s Flag Football, intramural sports and coed ESports. Huntingdon College is a member of the Collegiate Conference of the South and an affiliate member of the USA South Athletic Conference.
Academics
Academic Programs: A liberal arts core curriculum leads to a broad range of academic majors, pre-professional programs, and teacher education programs for elementary, secondary, and P–12 levels.
Career Placement: Step into your future with confidence. At Huntingdon you’ll learn what you are called to do, and you’ll be supported along every step of your career path.
Special Academic Programs: Huntingdon offers the Staton Center for Academic Enrichment, Joyce and Truman Hobbs Honors Program, Departmental Honors, Presidential Scholars Program, and Kingswood Initiative, along with 14 academic honor societies and numerous academic clubs and organizations. The Center for Career and Vocation works with students in preparing their resumes, sharpening their interviewing skills, professional networking, finding part-time or full-time employment, preparing for graduate school applications, and securing externships and internships, among many other services.
Honors and Distinctions: Huntingdon is consistently listed among U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” annual edition as a Top 10 Regional College-South and among the Top 10 Best Values in Regional Colleges-South. The Princeton Review has included Huntingdon among its annual release, “The Best Colleges, Region by Region,” for many years.
Huntingdon Highlights:
- A Laptop Computer is provided for your use all four years; yours to keep at graduation.
- Books and Information Resources are covered by your student fee and provided through Huntingdon’s Book Plan, which eliminates the hassle and cost of finding, purchasing, and selling back your books.
- Flexible Fridays leave Fridays open for friendship, finding yourself, fulfilling internships or work, reflecting on coursework, or flexing your leadership, musical, or athletic skills, since your classes will meet M–Th.
- Career and vocational exploration with a focus on ethics begins in your freshman year and strengthens your resolve as you take each step forward.
- Real-World Learning combines internships, externships, shadowing experiences, work-study, service, and other hands-on learning experiences to deepen your understanding, strengthen your skills, and build your resume.
- The Huntingdon Village surrounds you with a warm, friendly, and welcoming college community most students refer to as “home” on a campus highlighted among the South’s most beautiful colleges by Southern Living Magazine.
- Huntingdon’s Know and Be Known tradition is small classes, a family atmosphere, and a place where you will know your classmates and professors, and they will know you. At Huntingdon, every student makes a difference.
- The Hawk Spirit is like no other, with dozens of teams, clubs, and organizations, including 21 NCAA-Division III athletic teams and coed Esports, providing abundant opportunities to get involved, serve, cheer for others, lead, and make friendships that will last a lifetime. At Huntingdon, we make it easy for Hawks to soar.
Accreditation and Memberships
State, Regional, and National Accreditation and Memberships
Huntingdon College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Huntingdon College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Huntingdon College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
Huntingdon’s Educator Preparation programs are approved by the Alabama State Department of Education and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Biochemistry program is accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The Huntingdon College Master of Athletic Training Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
Huntingdon College also holds membership in the North American Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange, The Tuition Exchange Incorporated, the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, the Montgomery Higher Education Consortium, and has membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division III.
Huntingdon is also on the approved lists of the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, the American Association of University Women and the Alabama State Department of Education.
Huntingdon’s athletic conference is a member of the Collegiate Conference of the South and an affiliate member of the USA South Athletic Conference.
Consortia Study
Huntingdon students may participate in the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium located on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Specific courses available are listed under the marine science disciplinary courses in the Huntingdon College Catalog. A minor in marine science is available through this program.
Campus Life
Student Life Programs: More than 50 clubs and organizations, including Greek life, student government, academic honor societies, spiritual life organizations, fine and performing arts programs, and 21 NCAA-III intercollegiate athletic teams.
The Arts: A wide range of music ensembles, lecture series, and visual arts opportunities.
Financial Aid: Huntingdon administers millions of dollars in financial aid from federal, state, and college sources annually to nearly 100% of traditional day students. See Financial Aid & Scholarship Programs for more information.
Campus Safety: Security measures include security guards on campus 24/7 year-round; phone boxes outside each residence hall; emergency phone boxes in Searcy and Narrow Lane parking lots; partnered with the police department for Campus Crimestoppers; Critical Alert System for campus emergencies. See Higher Education Act Disclosures.
Campus Health: Huntingdon College is a smoke-free campus. All forms of lighted tobacco are prohibited on any Huntingdon College property. No tobacco in any form is permitted in classrooms or residence halls.
Campus Ministries: Huntingdon is a college of the United Methodist Church, a member of the Alabama-West Florida Conference; Campus Ministry programs are active and engaging.
A Community of Faith, Wisdom, and Service
Huntingdon College, founded in 1854, is a community of faith, wisdom, and service. Huntingdon serves approximately 1100 students in the traditional undergraduate program and the Evening Studies program, providing an outstanding liberal arts education in an atmosphere that supports spiritual growth and inquiry.
Vision
Huntingdon College is an institution with a rich liberal arts tradition that is grounded in the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United Methodist Church. The College embraces the development and growth of its students in faith, wisdom, and service, providing a solid foundation that will enable them to respond to the needs of today’s global and complex world.
Mission
Huntingdon College, through the use of traditional and non-traditional teaching and learning environments, provides a foundational education in the liberal arts disciplines and professional academic studies across multiple degree levels for students from diverse backgrounds.
Goals
Huntingdon College, to fulfill its mission, is committed to ensuring that each student will:
- study a core curriculum that develops the student’s ability to comprehend new ideas, to examine concepts critically, and to communicate clearly;
- explore in depth one or more fields of knowledge;
- be provided an environment conducive to learning, growth, and maturity;
- be encouraged to develop a sense of vocation by examining career options and postgraduate opportunities;
- be supported and challenged in ethical, spiritual, and religious development.
- be provided opportunities to apply understanding and skills in the service to others.
Adopted May 2018
A College of the United Methodist Church
Huntingdon College’s church connections are deep and strong, stretching all the way back to the College’s founding.
Huntingdon is a member of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and is closely related to the North Alabama Conference. The bishops of each conference are members of the Huntingdon Board of Trustees.
Huntingdon’s Campus Ministries programs enrich the lives of Huntingdon students, intentionally focusing on growth in mind, heart, body, and spirit during their college years.
Through the College’s Chapman Benson Lecture Series, a speaker of note explores topics of faith, ministry, religion, and church service.
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church offers financial assistance to students who are members of a Methodist church. Huntingdon also offers the Cross and Flame Award for students who are members of a Methodist Church.
