Newly renovated Shipman Library provides print and electronic media in a quiet, comfortable setting. The academic calendar follows a semester schedule, with the fall semester from August to December and the spring semester from January to April. May and summer terms are available at an additional cost. Campus Life Adrian is composed of students and faculty members with a wide variety of backgrounds from more than twenty-five states and ten countries. A majority of the students come from Michigan and the surrounding states of Ohio and Indiana.
Most students live in campus residence halls.
The campus atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Students have ready access to involvement in more than fifty clubs and organizations. A student center, a chapel, an auditorium, a theater, an art gallery, a bookstore, a dining hall, and the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center are popular meeting places on campus. Adrian participates in NCAA Division III athletics. Students can walk to stores or drive to movie theaters, a shopping mall, restaurants, and recreation areas.