Catholic University Of America

The Catholic University of America is the only institution of higher education that was established by the Roman Catholic Bishops of the United States. It was founded as a graduate and research center on Easter Sunday of 1887 by the approval of Pope Leo XII. In 1904, it began providing undergraduate education. The CUA has been working in association with the Knights of Columbus for many years.

CUA has 11 schools, the Metropolitan College and 21 research centers. The schools provide Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in over 40 programs, and Masters degrees in over 90 areas. The six schools of CUA are:

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Music
School of Nursing
School of Philosophy

The schools also offers undergraduate degrees in over 80 programs. CUA also has more than 100 registered student clubs and organizations.

Campus Location

620 Michigan Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20064
USA
Main Tel: (202) 319-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Catholic University Of America Highlights

Where Catholic University Of America stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, architecture and planning, music, law, liberal arts, and engineering.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Large number of students.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High male/female ratio.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	618	65
Master	495	69
First-professional degree	292	2
Doctorale	90	40

Students

The student enrollment at Catholic University Of America was 6,440 in 2007 (5,288 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students, graduate students are 37%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 15%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 28,990
Room	$ 6,224
Board	$ 4,584
Books and supplies	$ 1,000
Other	$ 2,300

Financial Aid: Catholic University Of America participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Catholic University Of America:

School	Location	Enrollment
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	6,566
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	7,277
Rice University	Houston, TX	5,161
Columbia University	New York, NY	22,655
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	10,220
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	10,125
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	19,084
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	19,800
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	25,690
Washington University in St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	13,382

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		229
Without tenure; working toward tenure		95
Without tenure; tenure not available		23

Housing and Meals

Catholic University Of America provides on-campus housing for 2,262 of its 5,288 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Catholic University Of America Athletics

School sports include football (Old Dominion Athletic Conference), basketball (Capital Athletic Conference), baseball (Capital Athletic Conference), and track (Capital Athletic Conference).

Catholic University Of America Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	80%
Women	82%
All	81%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	520-560
Math	530-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (108 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (36 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
International Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (49 awarded)

Computer Science
Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (21 awarded)

Acting
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Playwriting and Screenwriting

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (67 awarded)

Art Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (87 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering/Industrial Management
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (93 awarded)

Social Work

FINE ARTS (14 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (278 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (344 awarded)

American Government and Politics (United States)
American History (United States)
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Anthropology
Area Studies
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Comparative Literature
Economics
English Language and Literature
European History
French Language and Literature
General Studies
German Language and Literature
History
International Economics
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Library Science/Librarianship
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (35 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (46 awarded)

Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Piano and Organ
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (72 awarded)

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (147 awarded)

Bible/Biblical Studies
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious Education
Religious/Sacred Music
Theology and Religious Vocations
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (68 awarded)

Clinical Psychology
Educational Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Psychology