Madonna University

Madonna University is an independent, Catholic liberal arts university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, United States, on the western perimeter of metropolitan Detroit. Conducted by the Felician Sisters, it has extension campuses in southwest Detroit, Orchard Lake, Clinton Township, Michigan at the Macomb University Center, and at the University Center in Gaylord, Michigan. Though strong in its affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church, the school attracts students and faculty of all faiths.

Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.

Aquinas College

Aquinas College is a small, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The College was ranked among the “Best Regional Universities – Midwest” by U.S. News & World Report in 2012.

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria University 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, 17 miles east of Naples, Florida, in August 2007. Ave Maria University shares its history with the former Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which was founded in 1998 and closed in 2007.

Ancilla College

Ancilla College, near Donaldson, Indiana, is a two-year private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students. Ancilla College was founded by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in 1937 as an extension of DePaul University for the training of novices and candidates of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. In 1966 the college started admitting the public as a private liberal arts community college. Ancilla College focuses on serving the seven surrounding counties of Indiana. Ancilla College grants associate degrees in multiple programs, from which Ancilla graduates may easily transfer to a four-year college or university, especially via the transfer agreements that Ancilla College has with 14 Indiana colleges and universities. The Latin word ancilla means “slave girl,” a reference to the college’s sponsor, The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.

Walsh University

Walsh University is a private non-profit, four-year, Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio. In 2014, there were approximately 2,864 students. It was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, initially as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh University in 1993. The University offers more than 70 majors, and seven graduate programs including a Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Occupational Therapy and Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Walsh has satellite campuses in Akron, Medina, Canfield, and Castel Gandolfo, Italy. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.

Saint Mary’s College

Saint Mary’s College is a four-year, Catholic, residential, women’s liberal arts college located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States—as are the University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College. The name of the school refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Siena Heights University

Siena Heights University is a Roman Catholic post-secondary institution with its main campus located in Adrian, Michigan. The institution was founded in 1919 as St. Joseph’s College by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. In 1939, it was renamed as Siena Heights College after Saint Catherine of Siena. In 1969, it became coeducational. In 1998, it was renamed as Siena Heights University.

University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is an American private Roman Catholic national research university in Ohio’s sixth-largest city, Dayton. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the largest in Ohio. The university’s campus is located in the city’s southern portion and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena. The University also operates, in China’s Suzhou Industrial Park, the University of Dayton China Institute

Xavier University

Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit, Catholic university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The school is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,485 students and graduate enrollment of 2,165. Xavier is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution.

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private and coeducational Catholic university located in Steubenville, Ohio, 40 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university had 2,716 students as of fall 2015, including 2,454 students on campus, in 40 undergraduate and 8 graduate degree programs. The student body is 97 percent Catholic, and the university has the greatest number of students majoring in theology, catechetics, and philosophy of any Catholic university in the United States.

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago is a private American Catholic research university located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Jesuits, today Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the nation and a major contributor to Chicago’s economic and cultural capital. Loyola’s professional schools have educated generations of local business and civic leaders, and distinguished programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences are anchored by the nationally recognized Loyola University Medical Center.

College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross or Holy Cross is a private, undergraduate, Roman Catholic, Jesuit liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. U.S. News & World Report ranked Holy Cross 25th in the U.S. among liberal arts colleges in 2014. Holy Cross is the only Catholic college among the top 50 liberal arts schools on the U.S. News list.

Lourdes University

Lourdes University is an independent, Roman Catholic and Franciscan university located on 127 acres in suburban Sylvania, Ohio, 10 miles northwest of Toledo. Established in 1958, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania.

Niagara University

Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. It is run by the Congregation of the Mission. Niagara has 3,300 undergraduate students in 50 academic programs. Approximately half of the students are residents, while the other half commute from the surrounding area. The college is known as a liberal arts school, but offers programs in technical and pre-professional disciplines as well.

University of St. Francis

The University of St. Francis is a Catholic, Franciscan university, serving more than 3,900 students at locations throughout the United States. USF’s main campus is located at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet, Illinois. It is located about 35 miles southwest of Chicago in a residential neighborhood and serves 1,300 students.

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, sponsored by both the Society of Jesus and the Religious Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., is the president. Founded in 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university in Michigan. It has three campuses, where it offers more than a hundred academic degrees and programs of study in liberal arts, clinical psychology, business, dentistry, education, law, engineering, architecture, nursing and allied health professions.

John Carroll University

John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. It is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution, accompanied by the AACSB-accredited John M. and Mary Jo Boler School of Business. John Carroll has an enrollment of 3009 undergraduate and 717 graduate students. The university offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and business, and in selected areas at the master’s level. Recently, the university has expanded its offerings of majors, minors, and graduate degrees, as well as its international programs. The university has been ranked in the top 10 of Midwest regional universities by U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide, “America’s Best Colleges,” for 25 consecutive years.

Marquette University

John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. It is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution, accompanied by the AACSB-accredited John M. and Mary Jo Boler School of Business. John Carroll has an enrollment of 3009 undergraduate and 717 graduate students. The university offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and business, and in selected areas at the master’s level. Recently, the university has expanded its offerings of majors, minors, and graduate degrees, as well as its international programs. The university has been ranked in the top 10 of Midwest regional universities by U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide, “America’s Best Colleges,” for 25 consecutive years.

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a Catholic institution of higher learning associated with the Archdiocese of Detroit. It is located at 2701 West Chicago Boulevard, at the western edge of the Boston-Edison Historic District in north central Detroit, Michigan.

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (Ontario, Canada)

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom provides a post-secondary education in the liberal arts within the Catholic tradition. Faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and guided by Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the college seeks to form the whole person, especially intellectually and spiritually, while respecting the freedom of the individual. Our curriculum offers a deep and wide-ranging understanding of Western civilization along with the traditions of the Church, and equips students to engage with and critique contemporary culture.

University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco is a Jesuit Catholic university located in San Francisco, California, United States. The school’s main campus is located on a 55-acre setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park

University of Notre Dame

UoND is Catholic research university located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, in the United States. In French, Notre Dame du Lac means “Our Lady of the Lake” and refers to the university’s patron saint, the Virgin Mary. The main campus covers 1,250 acres (510 ha) in a suburban setting and it contains a number of recognizable landmarks, such as the Golden Dome, the “Word of Life” mural (commonly known as Touchdown Jesus), and the Basilica. The school was founded on November 26, 1842, by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president, as an all-male institution on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes (Indiana). Today, many Holy Cross priests continue to work for the university, including the president of the university.

Saint Louis University