Students come from 38 states and 29 countries, and more than 90 percent of traditional-age students live on campus in residence halls and apartments. Social Council plans dances, mixers, and parties with neighboring colleges. The College sponsors a variety of events from lectures by noted authorities to concerts by world famous artists. Each spring, the Writers' Festival brings well-known authors and poets to campus for readings and informal meetings with students. Classroom facilities include computer and electronic classrooms and interactive language laboratories.
Personal computers are available to students in several laboratories and in residence halls.
The Dana Fine Arts Building houses the departments of theatre and art with a thrust-stage theatre and several studios. Presser Hall contains soundproof recording studios and practice rooms for music students. Campbell Science Building has laboratories and computer facilities for experimentation and research in biology, chemistry, physics and psychology. The College's 30-inch Beck telescope, one of the largest in the Southeast, resides in newly renovated Bradley Observatory and is available for student research. The Woodruff Physical Activities Building features an 8-lane swimming pool, a large weight and aerobic exercise room, a gymnasium and an athletic training room.