College of Arts & Humanities
Writing, history, languages, design and performance. Home to the 300-seat Larkspur Auditorium and the Creative Arts Lofts. Dean Dr. Miriam Holt.
Academics
Academics
Learn it here. Test it out there.
Big ideas. Brighter days.
At Tumbleberry, the classroom is only the beginning. With a median class size of 19, you will discuss, build, and question alongside faculty, then take what you learn into the forest, the lab, and a paid internship.
Built for real learning
Small classes, big range.
- 64Undergraduate majors
Plus 40 minors and certificates.
- 22Graduate programs
Master's and doctoral degrees in four colleges.
- 19Median class size
With a 14:1 student-faculty ratio.
- 100%Paid internships
Every student is guaranteed a paid internship junior year.
Our colleges
Where your major lives
Your college is your academic home base. It is where you will find your advisor, your department office and the students who share your interests.
College of Science & Engineering
Lab sciences, engineering, computing and environmental fields, with a rooftop greenhouse and the Evergreen Field Station. Dean Dr. Rafael Ortiz.
College of Health Sciences
Nursing, public health, exercise science and rural health, with clinical practice in our nursing simulation lab. Director of Nursing Dr. Ruth Calloway.
Ridgeline School of Business
Accounting, analytics, entrepreneurship and outdoor industry business, taught by faculty who have run real companies. Dean Dr. Nathan Brooks.
Ways to learn
Pick the path that fits your life
Whether you are 18 and starting out or working full-time and finishing a degree, there is a Tumbleberry program built for you.
Learning in the field
A classroom 40 minutes up the mountain
The 600-acre Evergreen Field Station sits up Ridgeline Highway, with bunkhouses, a teaching lab, and stream monitoring sites on the upper Tumble River.
During the Field Semester, juniors from any major live at the station for 12 weeks and earn 16 credits in ecology, writing, and place-based design.
Stay on track
Plan your semester
Academic calendar
Spring 2027 registration opens November 3Term dates, add and drop deadlines, finals, and breaks.
Hollis Library
Open until 2 AM1.2 million volumes, research help, and the Ridgeline Map Archive.
Summit Career Center
Bramble Commons, room 210Internship matching, resume reviews, and graduate school advising.
Not sure yet?
Undecided is a fine place to start
One in four Bears arrives undecided.
You do not need to declare a major until the end of your second year. Your TBU 100 mentor and an exploratory advisor will help you try out fields along the way.
