Mission & Values

The mission of Ursinus College is to enable students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful individuals through a program of liberal education. That education prepares them to live creatively and usefully, and to provide leadership for their society in an interdependent world. 

Liberal Education at Ursinus

Liberal education is provided through an academic program that empowers the intellect, awakens moral sensitivity, and challenges students to improve society. Students gain intellectual curiosity, the capacity to think analytically, critically, and creatively, and the skill to express thoughts with logic, clarity, and grace. Further, they develop a deepened sense of human history and an understanding of who they are as persons, what they ought to do as citizens, and how they best can appreciate the diversity and ambiguity of contemporary experience.

Our Values

Ursinus’s Community Values support a diverse college community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and other stakeholders that holds itself accountable to the following:

• Foster excellence through high expectations and meaningful achievement
• Honor open inquiry and free expression
• Act ethically, responsibly, and sustainably
• Be welcoming, equitable, and inclusive

We are committed to using these values to guide our actions and to identify ways to improve.