Quick Facts: Enrollment: 1,053 (fall 2006) Year Founded: 1873 Student/Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Degrees Offered: Bachelor's degrees with 44 majors A Georgia Baptist institution, Shorter College provides quality higher education, enabling and encouraging student commitment to active lifelong learning, personal spiritual values, responsible citizenship, and community and societal leadership in a global context. The college seeks to accomplish this mission through quality undergraduate liberal arts programs, specialized professional programs, and select graduate programs. The college affirms a commitment to the Christian faith and strives to integrate Christian values within a nurturing community. Shorter offers academic, talent and need-based financial aid. Enriching the college's academic and student life programs are a comprehensive study-abroad program and an outstanding program of intercollegiate athletics. In 2006, Shorter athletes competed in 16 intercollegiate sports.