Student Research

Dive into Discovery

Alma College students don’t just observe, they innovate. Thanks to our small class sizes and culture of experiential learning, you’ll have opportunities to pursue research across various disciplines, working side-by-side with faculty experts to tackle important questions.

What does research look like for you?

At Alma College, your studies extend as far as your imagination can take you. You might find yourself diving deep into library studies and then applying your new skills into researching the land history of Alma College. You could partner with your favorite professor to study the durability of human tendons, to better understand injuries in athletes. You could even build a rocket engine, with input from faculty experts from the mathematics, physics and engineering departments.

A student in a black hat and black sweatshirt sitting in front on a microscope jotting down notes on a sheet of paper.

It’s All Right Here

In our state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Anatomy Lab and the Alma College Ecological Station, you can be assured that you’re using the same equipment professionals in your field. Our graduates leave with a set of skills that help them understand the world – as well as research experience that looks great on a resume or graduate school application.

Drone aerial photo above two people in a canoe in the lake and you can see the foliage of the bog.

A student and professor on spring term using a spoon to put something into a tube.

We'll meet you where you're at.

Every student at Alma College has opportunities to pursue research, whether they’re just setting foot on campus for the first time or coming into their senior year. The Alma College Research Network (ACORN) program provides first-year science and mathematics students the chance to begin their academic journey in the summer before they start school. Kapp Honors Day is a big deal at Alma College – an annual celebration of student research from across various laboratories, library, and studios.

A Student Perspective

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Alma College gives you a lot of freedom to pursue research as an undergraduate, but the interdisciplinary nature of the college is truly unique.

Stevie Hyde `24

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I wasn’t even a senior at Alma before a paper I wrote was published in the Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History.

Maria Vostrizansky `24

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A topic that really interests me is land, its history, and the implications of our existence on this land. I hosted a full exhibit in the Clack Art Center that explored the history of Alma College’s land.

Tyler Hoag `25

Alma College gives you a lot of freedom to pursue research as an undergraduate, but the interdisciplinary nature of the college is truly unique.

Stevie Hyde `24

I wasn’t even a senior at Alma before a paper I wrote was published in the Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History.

Maria Vostrizansky `24

A topic that really interests me is land, its history, and the implications of our existence on this land. I hosted a full exhibit in the Clack Art Center that explored the history of Alma College’s land.

Tyler Hoag `25