Wilson College (Pennsylvania)

Wilson College

Former names	Wilson Female College (1869–1920)
Motto	ARS, SCIENTIA, ET RELIGIO (Arts, Sciences and Religion)
Type	Private college
Established	March 24, 1869; 155 years ago (1869-03-24)
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Endowment	$43.4 million (2020)[1]
President	Wesley R. Fugate
Academic staff	45 full-time
Students	1,620
Location	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , U.S. 39°56′53″N 77°39′11″W / 39.948°N 77.653°W / 39.948; -77.653
Campus	Nearly 300 acres (121.4 ha)
Colors	Silver and blue
Nickname	Phoenix
Mascot	The Phoenix
Website	www.wilson.edu
Wilson College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Wilson College Harry R. Brooks Complex
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Location	1015 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Area	55 acres (22.3 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Larson, Leslie; Furness, Evans & Co., et al.
Architectural style	Second Empire, Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000888[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1995
Designated PHMC	October 10, 1952[3]

Wilson College is a private, Presbyterian-related college in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1869 by two Presbyterian ministers, it was named for its first major donor, Sarah Wilson of nearby St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, who gave $30,000 toward the purchase of the land and home of Alexander McClure.

For 144 years, Wilson operated as a women's college. In 2013 the college's board of trustees voted to make the college coeducational beginning in the 2013–2014 academic year, with male residential students beginning in fall 2014.