Newberry College
Smeltzer Hall on the campus of Newberry College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1856 |
| Endowment | $23 million (2012) |
| President | Maurice Scherrens |
| Students | 1,042 |
| Location | Newberry, South Carolina, United States |
| Campus | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Nickname | Wolves |
| Website | www.newberry.edu |
Newberry College is a co-educational, private liberal-arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) located on a historic 90-acre (36 ha) campus in Newberry, South Carolina, United States. The college has 1,042 students and a 14:1 student-teacher ratio. According to U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges, Newberry College ranks among the top colleges in the southern region of the U.S.
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's degrees.
Newberry College also holds current accreditation from these accrediting bodies:
Other NCATE-related accrediting bodies by which Newberry College is accredited include:
Accreditation compliance reports and letters of notification of accreditation status are on file in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
Newberry College is also a member of the Council of Independent Colleges, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America, the South Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities, the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division II).
Men's athletic teams:
Women's athletic teams:
Newberry College has a diverse line-up in men's and women's sports including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The school is famous for being on the losing end of a tilt against Furman University, in which Frank Selvy scored 100 points.
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