Editing Wabash College (section)

==Student life==
As of 2024, Wabash College enrolled 822 undergraduate students. The college remains one of the few all-male liberal arts institutions in the United States.<ref name="Facts2">{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures |url=https://www.wabash.edu/aboutwabash/facts |access-date=17 April 2025 |publisher=Wabash College}}</ref>

=== Racial and ethnic breakdown ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Race/Ethnicity
!Percentage
|-
|White
|70.2%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|13.5%
|-
|Black or African American
|4.4%
|-
|Asian
|1.4%
|-
|Two or More Races
|4.0%
|-
|International
|6.0%
|-
|Unknown
|1.2%
|}
''Source: [https://www.wabash.edu/aboutwabash/docs/consumer-info-diversity.pdf Wabash College Diversity Disclosure Report, 2024]''

=== Socioeconomic Breakdown ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Indicator
!Percentage
|-
|Students receiving Pell Grants
|24.8%
|-
|Students not receiving Pell Grants
|75.2%
|-
|Students receiving any financial aid
|~99%
|}
''Source: [https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/wabash-college-1844/paying U.S. News & World Report], 2024''

=== Traditions ===
[[File:ChapelSing.jpg|thumb|A Wabash College student earning their W during Chapel Sing.]]
One of Wabash's most symbolic ceremonies is '''Ringing In Saturday''', which marks the beginning of each student’s college experience. Incoming freshmen are formally welcomed by the dean of students, the dean of admissions, the president of the alumni association, and the college president. Each student is ceremonially “rung in” by the president using the same bell that Caleb Mills, the college’s first teacher, used in the 1830s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ringing In Saturday |url=https://www.wabash.edu/news/story/11064 |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref>

During Homecoming Week, Wabash hosts Chapel Sing, a spirited and widely recognized tradition where fraternity pledges (and independent students) attempt to sing the college fight song, ''[[Old Wabash]]'', in unison before a panel of judges. Organized by the Student Senate and the Sphinx Club, Chapel Sing symbolizes school pride and serves as a rite of passage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapel Sing: A Tradition Like No Other |url=https://www.wabash.edu/news/story/12090 |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref>

=== Student government ===
The Wabash College student government is formally known as the '''Student Body of Wabash College'''. It operates under a tripartite structure with executive, legislative, and judicial branches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Senate Constitution |url=https://www.wabash.edu/studentlife/senate/constitution |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Student Senate Homepage |url=https://www.wabash.edu/studentlife/senate |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref>

=== Student organizations ===
Wabash supports a diverse array of student-led clubs and organizations. Groups represent interests including academics, community service, performing arts, political advocacy, identity and culture, and recreation. All organizations are eligible to receive funding through the Student Senate, which manages the student activity fee assessed each semester.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Senate Finances |url=https://www.wabash.edu/studentlife/senate/budget |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref>

The college newspaper, ''The Bachelor,'' has been continuously published since 1908 and covers news, sports, editorials, and student opinion.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

===Fraternities===
Approximately 50–60% of Wabash students join one of the college’s fraternities, which play a significant role in social, residential, and extracurricular life. The first chapter, [[Beta Theta Pi]], was founded at Wabash in 1846 and has remained active since.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

=== The Gentleman's Rule ===
Wabash College does not employ a traditional student code of conduct. Instead, the institution relies on a single guiding principle known as the Gentleman’s Rule:<blockquote style="border-left: 3px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0; padding-left: 1em;">The student is expected to conduct himself at all times, both on and off campus, as a gentleman and a responsible citizen.</blockquote>This rule entrusts students with personal responsibility for their actions and is considered the college’s oldest and most defining tradition. It is enforced through community standards, administrative discretion, and peer accountability rather than a formal disciplinary code.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gentleman's Rule |url=https://www.wabash.edu/studentlife/rule |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Wabash College}}</ref>