Start of Interview

President Bryon L. Grigsby:

Hey, Dan, it’s great to be here. Moravian is a unique university. It has about 2,600 students. As Dan said, it’s the sixth oldest in the nation. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, College of William and Mary, St. John’s Annapolis, and the University of Pennsylvania are the ones that precede us. We were the first school founded to educate women. I’ve been the President at my Alma Mater for nine years now. I’m in my ninth year. We built a lot of healthcare programs over these past few years. We have multiple doctoral programs, including the doctorate of physical therapy, a doctorate of nursing practice. We have occupational therapy, athletic training, a very vibrant nursing program, and an incredibly vibrant undergraduate liberal arts college.

Main Points Covered

• Affordability of College

Average tuition of $54,000, average student pays $26,000.

• Value Proposition

Apple MacBooks & iPads for every student, small class sizes, full-time faculty, not grad student teachers.

• US News & World Reports – College Metrics

Ignore the glamour numbers and look at Freshman retention rates and four-year graduation rates.

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