Distinctions

The unique combination of factors which distinguish Berea includes:

• Washington Monthly magazine selected Berea College as their top-ranked (#1) Liberal Arts College in 2011.
• Each student receives the equivalent of a full-tuition scholarship worth $24,100, or $96,400 over a four-year period.
• Nationally recognized labor program in which all students participate
• Serves the Appalachian region and the commonwealth of Kentucky.
• Best collection of resources gathered over nearly a century, documenting the Southern Appalachian region
• Multiple Compton, Fulbright, Truman, Udall, and Watson fellowship winners.
• Listed in Princeton Review’s “The Best 371 Colleges” in 2009.
• National recognition for innovative and outstanding service learning.