Beloit College
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| Motto | Scientia Vera Cum Fide Pura (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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True knowledge with pure faith |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1846 |
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Religious affiliation
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United Church of Christ (historically related) |
| Endowment | $130.7 million |
| President | Scott Bierman |
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Academic staff
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94 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 |
| Location |
 Beloit, Wis., USA42°30′11″N 89°01′52″W / 42.503°N 89.031°WCoordinates: 42°30′11″N 89°01′52″W / 42.503°N 89.031°W |
| Campus | Urban, 65 acres (26.3 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – MWC |
| Sports | 19 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Buccaneer (official), Turtle (unofficial) |
| Affiliations |
HLC ACM Oberlin Group CLAC WAICU |
| Website | www |
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Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin. Founded in 1846, Beloit is the oldest continuously operated college in Wisconsin, and was founded while the state of Wisconsin was still a territory. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and has an enrollment of roughly 1,300 undergraduate students. It releases an annual "Mindset List" describing the generational touchstones for graduating high school seniors.
Beloit College was founded by the group Friends for Education, which was started by seven pioneers from New England who, soon after their arrival in the Wisconsin Territory, agreed that a college needed to be established. The group raised funds for a college in their new town and convinced the territorial legislature to enact the charter for Beloit College on February 2, 1846. The first building (then called Middle College) was built in 1847, and it remains in operation today. Classes began in the fall of 1847, with the first degrees awarded in 1851.
The first president of Beloit was a Yale University graduate, Aaron Lucius Chapin, who served as president from December 1849 until 1886.
The college become coeducational in fall, 1895, when it opened its doors to women.
Although independent today, Beloit College was historically, though unofficially, associated with the Congregationalist tradition.
The college remained very small for almost its entire first century with enrollment topping 1,000 students only with the influx of World War II veterans in 1945–1946. The "Beloit Plan" was a year-round curriculum introduced in 1964 that comprises three full terms and a "field term" of off-campus study. The trustees decided to return to the two semester program in 1978.
Beloit's campus is located within the Near East Side Historic District.
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