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Private college in Albion, Michigan, US
the defunct teachers' college in Idaho

Albion offers bachelor’s degrees in business, the humanities, fine arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. It provides study abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Israel, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Albion is perhaps best known for its equestrian center, the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center, and its biology and physical education programs. The Whitehouse Nature Center at Albion works with public schools and the community. It features six miles of trails, 400 plant species, almost 170 bird species, 25 acres of oak hickory and flood plain forest, a tall grass prairie and spring in the Adele D. Whitehouse Wildflower Garden, an arboretum of Michigan trees and shrubs, 34 acres of farmland and research projects, and an interpretative building. Albion College Astronomical Observatory was built in 1883 84 with encouragement from Samuel Dickie, later the college president. Since 1990 one student went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, three were Goldwater Scholars, four Truman Scholars and seventeen Fulbright Scholars.

Albion College is a part of the MIAA Conference. Albion has overall won 173 men’s MIAA titles (tied for 2nd overall), as well as 26 women’s MIAA titles (5th overall). Albion won the NCAA Division III football championship in 1994. The Esports team started in the 2021 2022 academic year led by Director Karlo Delos Angeles.

As of 2021 Fall enrollment, the student body was 53% female and 47% male. 73% of students were Michigan residents, 26% from out of state, and 1% from foreign countries. Ninety eight percent of students are enrolled full time. The ethnic composition of the student body was as follows: Between 2013 and 2020, Albion increased its minority enrollment from 18% to 41%, and 48% of the incoming class in 2020 identified as persons of color.

The total cost of attending Albion full time as of 2022 was $67,310. Albion offers financial aid of some form to 100% of its students. The average financial aid package as of December 2022 was $53,714 per student.

Albion College is home to six social fraternities and as many sororities. All are members of the North American Interfraternity Conference and all comprise Albion College's InterFraternity Council (IFC). The song "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" was written in 1911 by Byron D. Stokes (Albion, 1913) and F. Dudleigh Vernor (Albion, 1914), and first performed by Harry Clifford (Albion, 1911) while undergraduates at Albion College.

Albion College is also home to fifteen honorary, professional, service, and special interest fraternities, including Phi Beta Kappa, established as the Michigan Beta chapter in 1940.