Allegheny College
The first to be founded -- in 1815 -- of the venerable North Coast Athletic Conference institutions, Allegheny today remains at the fore among the nation's colleges of arts and sciences. Keeping standards high and avoiding gimmicks or fads, Allegheny believes that its graduates' success is rooted in rigorous liberal arts preparation: experience in multiple disciplines; important historical perspective; and exceptional ability to think critically and to use the English language forcefully and correctly, in writing as well as speech.
The more than 2,100 students come from 37 states and 32 countries. The student-faculty ratio is 14/1; the average class size 22. Allegheny is a high-contact teaching institution, but faculty are also prominent practitioners of the disciplines they teach. When students discover that their chemistry professor is also a leading chemist, for example, they learn the difference between studying a subject and being part of the discipline itself. This explains, in part, the leadership positions to which Alleghenians regularly rise -- in business, government, social service, the professions, and more. Another reason is the Senior Project, a substantial piece of original research done by each student in his or her major field, which not only develops unusual self-confidence, but demands integration of the knowledge and skills developed over four years.
Allegheny is especially well-known for pre-professional education; acceptance rates to law and medical schools roughly double the national average. There is strength throughout all 30 majors, however. Further encouraged are double majors and student-designed majors, which are tailored by the student and advisor to the student's personal goals.
The North Coast Athletic Conference was well represented on the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Region Awards list. 
The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) recently announced its 
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Wooster junior second baseman Eddie Reese (Canfield, OH/Cardinal Mooney) {left} and Wooster senior left-handed pitcher Keenan White (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) {right} have been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
Allegheny (24-20) saw its magical run at the 
The College of Wooster (15-3, 32-10) captured its 15th all-time North Coast Athletic Conference baseball championship with an 18-6 victory over Allegheny (11-7, 26-16) in game six of the 
Kenyon senior attack Leah Sack (Wynnewood, PA/Lower Merion) {left} and Wittenberg senior defender Katie Warner (Delaware, OH/Olentangy) {right} have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections.
Kenyon senior Jamie Samuel (Malibu, CA/Malibu) {left} was named Player of the Year and DePauw senior pitcher Emily Bichler (Belgium, WI/Port Washington) {right} took Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections.
