Austin College is a private, residential, co-educational college dedicated to educating undergraduate students in the liberal arts and sciences while also offering select pre-professional programs and a graduate teacher education program. An Austin College education emphasizes academic excellence, intellectual and personal integrity, and participation in community life. For more than 165 years, Austin College has maintained an unwavering commitment to the transformative power of education, not only for the individual but for our communities and our world. We are committed to the breadth of a liberal arts education and equipping students with the ability to think critically and problem solve and communicate effectively so that they can succeed today and in the rapidly changing world of the future. Austin College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran in the administration of its educational policies and programs, employment policies and practices, enrollment policies and practices, and athletics program, as well as any other College-administered policy, proced...ure, practice, or program. Reasonable accommodations are made for individuals with disabilities. Austin College participates in the NCAA DIII, Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference and holds affiliate membership in the American Southwest Conference (Football), College Water Polo Association (Women's Water Polo) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Men's Water Polo). The college sponsors 14 NCAA DIII sports programs.