Endicott College

Endicott College

Seal of Endicott College
Type	Private
Established	1939
Endowment	$62.2 million
President	Dr. Richard Wylie
Undergraduates	2,485
Postgraduates	2,849
Location	Beverly, Massachusetts, United States 42°33′7.1″N 70°50′33.5″W / 42.551972°N 70.842639°W / 42.551972; -70.842639Coordinates: 42°33′7.1″N 70°50′33.5″W / 42.551972°N 70.842639°W / 42.551972; -70.842639
Campus	Suburban, 235 acres
Colors	Navy Blue and Kelly Green
Athletics	NCAA - Division III (CCC)
Nickname	Gulls
Website	endicott.edu

Endicott College is a private coeducational college located in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Endicott College was founded as Endicott Junior College in 1939 by Eleanor Tupper and her husband, George O. Bierkoe. Originally a two-year women’s college, its mission of educating women for greater independence and an enhanced position in the workplace. The school was named for John Endicott, an early overseer of Harvard University and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was issued its first charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that same year. It graduated its first class, 20 students, in 1941. In 1944, the school was approved by the state for the granting of associate's degrees, and in 1952, Endicott was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. In 1975, the college dropped the 'Junior' from its name. In 1994, Endicott became co-educational.

George Bierkoe served as Endicott’s first president from its opening until 1971. Eleanor Tupper then served as president until 1980. She subsequently wrote Endicott and I, published in 1985, which details the founding and history of the college. Carol Hawkes became the third president of Endicott College in 1980, and during her tenure the college transitioned from a 2-year to a 4-year institution. Francis Gamelin served as Endicott's fourth president as the college searched for Hawkes successor. In 1988, Richard E. Wylie became the fifth and current president of Endicott.

Endicott's campus includes many historic buildings. On June 6, 1939, Endicott College purchased its first building, an estate known today as Reynolds Hall, which has served as a residence hall since the college opened on September 17, 1939. In 1940, Endicott College purchased two more buildings: Alhambra and College Hall. Both structures were a part of the William Amory Gardner estates. Built in 1750 by Thomas Woodbury, Alhambra is the oldest building on Endicott’s campus, and prior to its purchase, was used as a summer home by Isabella Stewart Gardner (until 1906). Since its purchase by the college, it has been used as student housing. College Hall, built in 1916, was designed as a summer home by Henry Richards and subsequently purchased by Endicott in 1940. The building currently houses multiple administrative offices, including the Office of the President.