The University of Mount Union, located in Alliance, Ohio, is a private Midwestern institution founded in 1846. The University offers a rigorous and relevant academic program that is grounded in the liberal arts tradition. For more than a century the college has been officially connected with the Methodist Church. It is now affiliated with the East Ohio, West Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Conferences of the United Methodist Church. Mount Union has been ranked for 14 consecutive years as a top college in the Midwest and is also ranked as a "Best Buy" for regional liberal arts colleges in the Midwest.