Undergraduate Prospectus
New Saint Andrews invites all interested and qualified individuals to apply for admissions to the College. Admission is limited to about 50 to 60 new full-time students each academic year, so the process is highly selective. New Saint Andrews seeks students who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and who desire to make every academic subject and every area of their lives captive to Christ. As a classical Christian liberal arts college, we admit students who are eager to immerse themselves in theology, philosophy, history, classical languages, rhetoric, science, literature, music, and the arts.

We seek well-rounded applicants who have a healthy balance of academic ability, personal maturity, spiritual discipline, social skills, work ethic, a teachable spirit, and, we hope, a sense of humor.

As a college committed to the reformational vision of evangelical Protestantism, we look for students who will devote themselves to a rigorous course of readings in pursuit of biblical truth, goodness, and beauty, while confronting the pivotal issues of Western culture from a biblical worldview. Our unique program requires that students possess personal, intellectual, and spiritual maturity, and exhibit those qualities of mind and heart expected of those who name the name of the Lord of lords and King of kings. Our Admissions Committee reviews and evaluates each application as a complete package, giving neither greater nor lesser weight to any one part. We seek well-rounded applicants who have a healthy balance of academic ability, personal maturity, spiritual discipline, social skills, work ethic, a teachable spirit, and, we hope, a sense of humor.

Academic qualifications are obviously important in our evaluation of applicants, but they are only one part of what makes a successful student. We seek students who—whether by strong work ethic, intellectual giftedness, or personal determination—are capable of not merely surviving, but thriving in an environment that treats academic pursuits as one element of a balanced Christian life devoted to the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness. We therefore admit students whose academic record may be less than stellar, if they demonstrate a passion for our vision for classical education and a commitment to working hard.

Because New Saint Andrews is an intimate covenant community of Christian scholars committed to cultivating truth, beauty, and goodness in our lives, our Admissions Committee looks carefully for students who will be fitting and fruitful colleagues. We look for students who are serious about joining our scholarly community to study Vergil and Augustine, to sing Genevan Psalms, to translate Greek and Latin prose, to debate the merits of monarchy, to appreciate Gothic cathedrals, to write poetry, and to challenge the idols of our age—both in and out of the church. We seek students who desire to learn, above all, wisdom with all humility. We look for students who are not content to be cloistered away in an ivory tower, but who want to live in a Christian environment that integrates the academy, the local church, and the local community. We are small by design, so our Admissions Committee looks for students who are prepared to be personally responsible members of a close-knit covenant community.

We cordially invite you to consider attending New Saint Andrews and to visit anytime. Please review the application and selection process below, and if you have any questions, just contact our Office of New Student Services at info@nsa.edu.