Dear Parents and Prospective Students:

The Catholic University of America is the flagship Catholic university in our nation—the only higher education institution sponsored by the bishops of the United States, and the only one honored to have been visited by two popes (John Paul II and Benedict XVI).

As a university that offers more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs, we provide to our students faculty who are not only experts in their academic fields but also are dedicated to integrating faith with reason.

Students who want to go to a university that is unapologetically Catholic, with a vibrant Catholic ministry program, and do so in one of the most interesting and important cities in the world, will not find a better place to go than Catholic University.

Students at CUA have the best of both worlds — they study and live on a large, beautiful, tree-lined campus with a close-knit community, while being steps away from the Metrorail system that takes them to Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian museums in 15 minutes.

Yours in Christ,

Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, C.M.