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Academic Profile

  • Majors:  49
  • Minors: 34
  • Newest Major:  Women's Studies
  • Full-time ordinary faculty:  274
    Possess highest degree in specialty: 92.5%
    Classes taught by faculty members: 100%
    Student-Faculty Ratio: 12
    Average class size: 22
  • Faculty & Administration:
    43 Dominican Friars and Sisters
    Largest religious presence of all Catholic colleges on the East Seaboard

Innovative Interdisciplinary Programs

Development of Western Civilization: two-year, 20-credit required core course; provides a chronological study of the major developments of Western civilization through the disciplines of history, literature, philosophy and theology

Liberal Arts Honors Program: specialized component of the core curriculum that permits superior students to pursue courses in greater depth.