Catholic University Of America

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, architecture and planning, religion and philosophy, law, drama and performing arts, engineering, and liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,705 in 2009-2010 (4,887 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students, graduate students are 36%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Catholic University Of America provides on-campus housing for 2,604 of its 4,887 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Catholic University Of America offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (136 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (93 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 (9 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (32 awarded)

• Acting
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Playwriting and Screenwriting
• Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (47 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• 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
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (107 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (100 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (243 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (362 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European History
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• 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
• Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (31 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (10 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (75 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (94 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (125 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (76 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychology