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ACADEMIC AND STUDENT PROGRAM: BELOIT COLLEGE, A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOUNDED ON THE WISCONSIN FRONTIER IN 1846, WAS BORN OUT OF A BELIEF THAT A PARTICULAR BRAND OF EDUCATION COULD ENERGIZE AND TRANSFORM LIVES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE WORLD. BELOIT CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THIS AND DELIVERS IT THROUGH A UNIQUE, INTEGRATED CURRICULUM THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN AN EXPLORATION OF IDEAS, COMPELS STUDENTS TO DEEPLY KNOW THEIR SUBJECTS, AND REQUIRES THEM TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY DO BY DEEPLY CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS' FUTURE CAREERS AND LIVES. THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING A RIGOROUS AND REWARDING EDUCATION AND PREPARATION HAS LONG SET THE COLLEGE AND ITS GRADUATES APART. HAILED AS ONE OF 40 "COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES" BY FORMER NEW YORK TIMES EDUCATION EDITOR LOREN POPE, BELOIT OFFERS STUDENTS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 50 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 50 STUDENT CLUBS, 18 VARSITY SPORTS, AND COUNTLESS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT RANGE FROM HANDS-ON FIELD AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, TO COLLEGE-FUNDED STUDENT BUSINESS STARTUPS.DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE COLLEGE SERVED 1,143 STUDENTS, FROM 34 COUNTRIES, 44 STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE COLLEGE OFFERED COURSES IN FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER SESSIONS AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGH STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS. THE COLLEGE GRADUATED 322 STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR, WHILE PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 99 PERCENT OF DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS.ENROLLMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: DURING THE RECRUITMENT CYCLE FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2019, THE COLLEGE RECEIVED 3,657 APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIME, DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS. THE 259 STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED WILL GRADUATE AS THE CLASS OF 2023. THE COLLEGE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM EXTERNAL EVALUATORS AND PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING, CURRICULAR INNOVATIONS, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS, AND MORE. THESE REPUTATIONAL MEASURES, WHICH REFLECT THE COLLEGE'S INCREASING VISIBILITY, INCLUDE BEING NAMED THE #5 MOST INNOVATIVE SCHOOL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND BEING ON THE NAMED LISTS FOR "BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING," "FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE TO LOOK FOR AND "MOST INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS." U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS BELOIT COLLEGE NATIONALLY AT #80 AMONG LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES.