Linfield, the Institution

Linfield College is a private independent, comprehensive institution, nationally recognized for its strong teaching faculty, outstanding academic programs and distinctive international emphasis. Linfield has a challenging and exciting academic program that features a broad liberal arts core and an atmosphere in which there is genuine concern for individuals and their progress.

Linfield enrolls more than 2,000 students (including the School of Nursing) and offers 39 majors and three undergraduate degrees--bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and bachelor of science in nursing. All students are required to complete a general education curriculum that explores society's intellectual and cultural heritage. Linfield is one of the oldest colleges in the Pacific Northwest, chartered in 1858. The college is affiliated with the American Baptist Church.