Ephrata College

Ephrata College was a public college located in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States. The college closed in 1989 due to low admissions.

History
Established in 1947, Ephrata College was created by a group of Pennsylvania natives with the goal of furthering education and providing opportunities to Pennsylvania residents.

Campus
With only one campus, located in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the college was relatively small compared to other Pennsylvania universities.

Much of Ephrata's architecture was designed by the Philadelphia-based architecture firm Cope and Stewardson, whose owners were Philadelphia born and raised architects and professors at Penn who also designed Princeton University and a large part of Washington University in St. Louis. They were known for having combined the Gothic architecture of the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge with the local landscape to establish the Collegiate Gothic style.

Academics
Ephrata had a strong focus on interdisciplinary learning and research. It offered double degree programs, unique majors, and academic flexibility. Undergraduates at Ephrata could also take courses at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore under a reciprocal agreement known as the Quaker Consortium.

Admissions
As of 1989, SAT and ACT ranges were from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Undergraduate admissions was considered by US News to be "moderately selective." Admissions officials consider a student's GPA to be a very important academic factor, with emphasis on an applicant's high school class rank and letters of recommendation.

Closing
The college closed in 1989 due to low admissions.