Rosemont College Receives Anonymous $5 Million Donation

received a welcome surprise last week: an anonymous $5 million donation. 

The gift—the second-largest in Rosemont College’s history—will be used to fund a new turf athletic field for soccer and lacrosse ($2 million) and a new campus community center ($3 million). 

“It’s huge, not just in size but in intent,” Athletic Director Lynn Rothenhoefer said of the donation. “It’s going to significantly help us be able to sustain all the programs we’ve recently added in becoming co-ed.”

Rosemont College, which used to accept only female students, began admitting male applicants in 2009.