Catholic University of America - American Education

The national university of the Catholic Church in America. Founded in Washington, D.C., by American bishops in 1887, Catholic University was conceived as a graduate and research center for the study of “all branches of literature and science both sacred and profane.” There are now seven undergraduate and 10 graduate schools offering the full range of courses in the liberal arts, sciences and professions. The faculty numbers about 230, for a coeducational population of more than 5,700 from all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Minorities make up more than one-quarter of the student population.