The purpose of Beloit College is to provide the opportunity for a limited number of highly qualified students to achieve the best possible undergraduate liberal arts education, both in their own interest and for the benefit of society in general. Beloit thinks in terms of an optimum size of approximately 1,200 students on campus at one time. They feel this number will enable the College to make most productive use of the teaching faculty and facilities, to provide broad and varied course selection, and to help assure a diverse mix of students and faculty--all while being faithful to the premise that learning is an individualized process.