Founded: 1956

Type of institution: Small university

Setting: Suburban

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,299 (2008–09 academic year)

Total undergraduate cost: $32,865 (tuition, room and board for 2009–10)

Undergraduate majors: 27

Five Key Points

1.   A 15-course core curriculum studies Catholic intellectual tradition.

2.   The lay-controlled university embraces Catholic identity.

3.   Teachers and students have created a vibrant intellectual environment.

4.   A Rome semester is highly popular and impressive.

5.   There is a vital spiritual life on and near the campus.