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Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
The University of Evansville is a Methodist-affiliated university in southern Indiana known for two standout features: a theatre program with a national reputation well beyond what its size would suggest, and Harlaxton College, its own Victorian manor campus in England.
Academics
Theatre at Evansville draws serious student-actors and has sent graduates into professional stages and screens at a rate unusual for a school this size. Engineering and health sciences are also well regarded, and many students spend a semester at Harlaxton Manor, an actual English manor house the university operates as a study-abroad campus — a distinctive, immersive experience rather than a typical study-abroad arrangement.
Campus & student life
Evansville's campus supports Division I athletics, with Purple Aces basketball serving as the visible flagship program and a source of shared campus identity. Methodist roots are present but not restrictive for the broader student body.
Getting in
Admission review is holistic, and theatre applicants typically audition as part of the process; demonstrated interest and fit with the tight-knit performing arts or engineering communities can matter.
After graduation
Theatre alumni have gone on to notable careers in professional theatre, film, and television, an unusual outcome pattern for a university of Evansville's size, while engineering and health science graduates place well regionally and beyond.
Worth knowing
The Harlaxton Manor semester is a defining and widely used feature — a large share of students study there at some point, making it close to a signature element of the Evansville experience rather than a niche option.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
evansville.edu ↗High school coursework
Required4 years of English · 3 years of mathematics (2 years algebra, 1 year plane geometry) · 3 years of science (at least 2 lab sciences) · 2 years of social sciences
Recommended4 years of mathematics · 2 years of foreign language
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