The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College
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The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College is a guide published annually by the Cardinal Newman Society
to assist the students in choosing a Catholic college or university. It includes a list of Catholic institutions in higher education selected for their adherence to Catholic teaching and commitment to higher education. The guide seeks to include schools which comport with the principles of Ex Corde Ecclesiae
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The guide was first published in 2007, originally listing 21 institutions in the U.S. and Canada that "faithfully live their Catholic identity and provide a quality undergraduate education."
In 2009, the Newman Society's Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education conducted a study on the affordability of Catholic Higher educations and found that the colleges and universities profiled in the guide, those being most faithful to Catholic teaching, were also the most affordable - the Newman Guide schools had tuition about $3,000 less than other Catholic institution and about $1,000 less than other private schools. The selected schools also provided more financial aid (39%) than the average private institution (29%).
Selected Institutions=
Cardinal Newman Society
The Cardinal Newman Society is a 501 tax-exempt, nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and dedicated to what it calls the renewal of Catholic identity on the campuses of colleges and universities in the United States...
to assist the students in choosing a Catholic college or university. It includes a list of Catholic institutions in higher education selected for their adherence to Catholic teaching and commitment to higher education. The guide seeks to include schools which comport with the principles of Ex Corde Ecclesiae
Ex Corde Ecclesiae
is an Apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II regarding Catholic colleges and universities.Promulgated on August 15, 1990 and intended to become effective in the academic year starting in 1991, its aim was to define and refine the Catholicism of Catholic institutions of higher education...
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The guide was first published in 2007, originally listing 21 institutions in the U.S. and Canada that "faithfully live their Catholic identity and provide a quality undergraduate education."
In 2009, the Newman Society's Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education conducted a study on the affordability of Catholic Higher educations and found that the colleges and universities profiled in the guide, those being most faithful to Catholic teaching, were also the most affordable - the Newman Guide schools had tuition about $3,000 less than other Catholic institution and about $1,000 less than other private schools. The selected schools also provided more financial aid (39%) than the average private institution (29%).
Selected Institutions=
- Aquinas College (Tennessee)Aquinas College (Tennessee)Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Nashville, Tennessee, named in honor of Saint Thomas Aquinas.Aquinas College was founded by the Dominican Order in 1928 as St. Cecilia Normal School, and was first a school for nuns located at the St. Cecilia Motherhouse...
- Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria UniversityAve Maria University or AMU is a private Catholic university in southwest Florida, United States, founded in 2003. The university moved to its permanent campus, situated in the planned town of Ave Maria, east of Naples, Florida, in August 2007...
- Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont Abbey CollegeBelmont Abbey College is a private liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina, USA west of Uptown Charlotte. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey...
- Benedictine CollegeBenedictine CollegeBenedictine College is a co-educational university in Atchison, Kansas, founded in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the...
- Campion CollegeCampion CollegeCampion College is an Australian Roman Catholic dedicated Liberal Arts college. It is a located at Austin Woodbury Place, Old Toongabbie in the western suburbs of Sydney, approximately 45 minutes from the central business district of Sydney, Australia. It is the first tertiary educational Liberal...
- Catholic Distance UniversityCatholic Distance UniversityCatholic Distance University , located in Hamilton, Virginia, is a private undergraduate and graduate institution that is "in the vanguard of Catholic distance learning." Established in 1983 in the Arlington diocese by Bishop Welsh, CDU offers an accredited bachelor degree in theology completion...
- The Catholic University of AmericaThe Catholic University of AmericaThe Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops...
- Christendom CollegeChristendom CollegeChristendom College is a small Catholic liberal arts college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States, which is located in the Shenandoah Valley.-Educational Mission:...
- DeSales UniversityDeSales UniversityDeSales University is a private Catholic university for men and women, located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Before 2001, it was known as Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales.- History :...
- Franciscan University of SteubenvilleFranciscan University of SteubenvilleFranciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution located in Steubenville, Ohio, west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. In 1974, Fr...
- Holy Apostles College and SeminaryHoly Apostles College and SeminaryHoly Apostles College and Seminary was founded in 1956 on a property in Cromwell, Connecticut, south of Hartford, by the Very Reverend Eusebe M. Menard, O.F.M., to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood. Holy Apostles was then a college level,...
- John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityJohn Paul the Great Catholic UniversityJohn Paul the Great Catholic University is located in San Diego, California. It currently offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Communications Media and Business, each with two or more concentrations offered...
- Mount St. Mary's University
- Our Lady Seat of Wisdom AcademyOur Lady Seat of Wisdom AcademyOur Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is a Catholic liberal arts college founded in the year 2000 in Barry's Bay, Ontario, situated in the Madawaska valley, on the shores of Kamaniskeg Lake...
- Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Providence CollegeProvidence CollegeProvidence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
- Redeemer Pacific CollegeRedeemer Pacific CollegeFounded in 1999 by Thomas Hamel, Redeemer Pacific College is a Catholic liberal arts college located just outside of Langley, British Columbia. RPC has a unique partnership with Trinity Western University , providing students with a solid foundation in Catholic liberal arts as they work towards an...
- St. Gregory's UniversitySt. Gregory's UniversitySt. Gregory's University is a private, co-educational Catholic liberal arts university. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It has its main campus in Shawnee, and an additional campus in Tulsa.-History:St...
- The College of Saint Mary Magdalen
- Thomas Aquinas CollegeThomas Aquinas CollegeThomas Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college offering a single integrated academic program. It is located in Santa Paula, California north of Los Angeles. It offers a unique education with courses based on the Great Books and seminar method...
- Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsThomas More College of Liberal ArtsThe Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is located in Merrimack, New Hampshire. The college emphasizes classical education in the Roman Catholic intellectual tradition and is named after Thomas More. The school has approximately 100 students.-Founding:...
- University of DallasUniversity of DallasThe University of Dallas is a private, independent Catholic regional university located in Irving, Texas, established in 1956, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to U.S...
- University of St. Thomas (Texas)
- Wyoming Catholic CollegeWyoming Catholic CollegeWyoming Catholic College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college in Lander, Wyoming. It is the only private four-year institution of higher education in the state.-Accreditation:...