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Catholic University of America offers Colleges services in Washington D.C. DC, DC area.
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- Mission
- The Catholic University of America is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church, with the added distinction that all undergraduates combine a base curriculum in the liberal arts with more in-depth courses from their major fields of study. Private and coeducational, CUA has 12 schools, eight of which award undergraduate degrees--architecture and planning, arts and sciences, engineering, music, nursing, philosophy, professional studies, and social work. All 12 schools grant graduate degrees. Catholic University's student body is almost evenly divided between undergraduate and graduate students, totaling approximately 6,800. The university was founded in 1887 as a graduate institution. That foundation offers today's undergraduates unique opportunities to conduct scholarly and scientific research in their fields of study, working closely with faculty. Recent additions to the graduate offerings include a master of science degree in business analysis for nonbusiness majors, as well as master's of science programs in nuclear environmental protection, biotechnology, and materials science and engineering for those with undergraduate degrees in science looking to enter those lucrative fields. CUA undergraduates begin their academic career with First Year Experience, which introduces them to philosophy, theology, rhetoric and logic through study in small, supportive learning communities. This coursework engages them in thinking about, discussing and writing about the great questions that have shaped human history and that continue to confront us today. Students have unique opportunities to address those questions worldwide through CUA's education abroad programs. Students in all majors can find semester, yearlong, or summer-only opportunities for study on every continent in the world. Politics majors can choose internships in the British or Irish houses of parliament, or the European Parliament or Commission. Architecture students can study the marvelous buildings of Barcelona, Rome or Paris, or, in the school's award-winning Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design course, engage in a design/build project that begins in the studio and ends building a project in remote locations in such countries as Peru, Ireland and Finland, in affiliation with anthropology, archeology, environment and the arts. Students in engineering can fulfill some of their academic requirements in exciting Hong Kong at Polytechnic University. Nursing majors can learn valuable intercultural lessons at Australian Catholic University as well as take part in mission trips to Central America over the summer and on spring break. Through Campus Ministry, CUA students also embark on mission trips to Central America and Jamaica and in the nation's capital serve poor, elderly, homeless or otherwise disadvantaged people through homeless food runs, work with Jeanne Jugan Little Sisters of the Poor and St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, and volunteering with So Others Might Eat. The university's long history in Washington, DC, offers CUA students an incredible range of cultural and professional opportunities, most accessible from the DC Metrorail system, which is adjacent to campus. In fact, students at the university have the best of both worlds: they study and live on the largest campus in DC--193 acres--where they can enjoy a complete collegiate experience, but they are also located in the heart of the nation's capital, five minutes Metrorail ride from Capitol Hill, the Smithsonian Institution, Supreme Court, Library of Congress and Union Station. In short, students from around the United States and 97 foreign countries find CUA's academic offerings, Catholic foundation, stunning campus, and extensive off-campus opportunities make it a desirable educational destination.
- General Information
- Selective, Medium School, Catholic Affiliation, Metropolitan Areas, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - High, Total Minority - High, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Campus Description
- 155-acre, suburban campus in Washington, D.C.
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $33,780
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral and first-professional
- Email
- [email protected]
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Religious Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- City Type
- Large City
- Campus Size
- 155 acres
- Selectivity
- selective
- Academic Calendar
- semester
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $30520
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $30520
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $11450
- Setting
- urban
- Application Deadline
- 1-Jun
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $1195
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $1125
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 81.06
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $6666
- Year Founded
- 1887
- Founded In
- 1887
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 4199
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 5180
- Graduate Application Fee
- $55
- International Application Fee
- $55
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $55
- Application Fee
- $55
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.cua.edu/
