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After a short delay, the postwar period saw the resumption of the building program: Torrey and Buckland dormitories were completed in 1949 and 1956 respectively; Kendall gymnasium in 1950; the Gorse Study Center in 1952, and Cleveland and Carr laboratories for chemistry in 1954.

Under Richard Glenn Gettell (president 1957-1968) more dormitories were built, as student numbers increased from 1334 in 1957 to 1580 in 1963. The College took advantage of sites along the lakes to build dormitories: Prospect, 1959; 1837, 1962; Ham Hall, 1966 and McGregor in 1967. Other needs were not neglected with the construction of the Groves Health Center and the Everett Infirmary wing in 1960. The Amphitheater constructed in 1961, and later named for Gettell, became the location for outdoor commencements and other gatherings. The building of Eliot House for the Fellowship of Faiths in 1961 recognized the abolition of the daily chapel requirements.

Academic needs were not neglected either, as construction moved ahead for the Psychology and Education building, and the Laboratory Theatre, in 1966. The Hammond wing was added to the music building in 1967 and a Maintenance building was erected the same year. A major renovation of the library was completed in 1968.

In 1961 and 1962 the Long, Remillard and Preston Farms were purchased and the College continued to buy adjacent village houses. These houses were often used for faculty housing. The term of David Truman brought its own changes: a new art building and museum was dedicated in November 1971 and the Willits-Hallowell Center opened in 1975.