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Why ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ?
We are a Jesuit University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions, with more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe enrolled in the University’s five schools. ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values. ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.
¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University prepares students for success. With an emphasis on innovative, experiential learning and a focus on developing the whole person, we produce graduates who are future ready.
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Undergraduate Studies
At ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University, we encourage you to let curiosity get the best of you — to let your mind wander, and then follow it.
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Graduate Studies
Get the tools you need to succeed — whether it’s career advancement, personal enrichment or gaining greater proficiency in your field.
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Online
Our 100% online and hybrid graduate programs allow you to study when and where it works for you.
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Intersessions & Continuing Studies
Catch up on credits with a summer course, finish your bachelor’s degree part-time, or advance your career with a professional development program.
We Have A 12:1 Student to Faculty Ratio. Over 330 Full-Time Faculty
Over the last eight years, more than 98% of graduates have secured full-time employment, enrolled in a graduate or professional school or are participating in a volunteer service program within six months after graduation.
What's Going On At ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ
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CAS Professor and Student Present at Sex Differences Conference in Norway
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Summer Camps at Quick Center for the Arts Begin Week of July 8
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Premiere Lacrosse League Returns to Campus, July 19-20
¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Wins MAAC Commissioner's Cup
For the first time since 2011-12, ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University Athletics has won the MAAC Richard J. Ensor, Esq. Commissioner's Cup. The Stags also earned the MAAC Women's Commissioner's Cup for the third straight season and placed second in the Men's Commissioner's Cup standings.
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