Catholic Colleges/Universities?

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Well, I’m currently a high school junior who will begin college applications (ew) next year as a senior. I am really interested in possibly attending a Catholic college/university. I was wondering if any families could give me some suggestions. Here is what I’m looking for:
  • Liberal Arts-oriented
  • Good International Relations program (could fall into Political Science)
  • Located in the Northeast (I’d like to stay in New England)
  • Small-medium size school (basically less than 20,000 undergrads)
Right now, I have a few Catholic schools in mine, but I am not sure if they could offer what I am looking for academically (Int’l Relations). Also, if any of you have insight, what is CUA in D.C. like?

Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.
 
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CUA, I’ve heard mixed reviews about, but it’s supposed to be pretty good. Though it is not in a very safe area, just to warn you. If you go there, don’t walk alone at night. I go to school in DC, at a school with a good IR program, but it is not Catholic. Though our Catholic community is very orthodox and amazing:) PM me if you want to know which school.

Many Catholic schools I looked at did not have IR programs, so I went to a non-Catholic school instead. Georgetown does have a strong foreign service department but I’ve heard mixed reviews about its Catholicity. However, I found a very orthodox Catholic community and DC itself has a lot of opportunities for Catholic young adults. The young adult ministry is very involved with the pro-life movement (actually, I know the former YAM coordinator of the archdiocese who now runs the pro-life part), there’s always Theology on Tap and we have stuff going on at the Basilica and St. Matt’s Cathedral.

I’m from New England, did not look at a lot of schools there but I wanted to get out of New England, so there is that. The one Catholic college in New England that I looked at was Holy Cross. But it doesn’t have IR. However, if you wanted to do premed, they have an excellent premed program.
 
I know that you said that you wanted to stay in the NE, but you ought to check out this place just for the heck of it:

rpcollege.bc.ca

It is a small Catholic liberal arts university affiliated with a large evangelical university Trinity Western University. I attend TWU and was in their international studies department for a period of time and I can say that it is top notch. Plus it has something called the Laurentian Leadership Centre in Ottawa where you can intern in NGOs, the Canadian gov’t, or other insititutions. Very high quality of education and you can still take Catholic religious studies courses.

RPC itself has about 70 students and is very much a family like atmosphere but TWU is larger, about 3,500.

The profs at RPC take an oath of fidelity to the magesterium before the start of each school year.

Just my little plug for a great little college!
 
I go to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. It has a large liberal arts program, and has about 10,000 students. I don’t know if its international relations program is above average or not, though, as I’m a music major.

It’s a Catholic university, but I don’t know how good of one it is, as I’ve not been to any others. It has a nice campus ministry center that I really enjoy attending events at. It has daily mass twice a day. It’s a really nice campus. The only thing is that it has an organization on campus called Lambda, which is the gay-straight alliance.
 
Pennsylvania has a bunch of Catholic Universities, it isn’t exactly New England, but maybe a little warmer:rolleyes: . I would try to figure out if you want an urban or rural setting.

I know a lot of people who went to CUA and loved it. Washington is probably a great place to be if you are interested in international relations. Try to visit the campus of the colleges you like to really get a feel for them.

Good luck!
 
I go to DeSales. It is solid in the Faith and is on the Newman Society list of schools faithful to Church teaching.
 
The Newman Society list:
The recommended colleges are grouped into three categories: “Joyfully Catholic,” “Born from the Crisis” and “Fighting the Tide.”

The first group is characterized by a Catholic identity that permeates all areas of campus life; the second includes institutions founded or expanded in the last few years; and the third group represents older colleges and universities that have succeeded in renewing and strengthening their Catholic identity.

The “Joyfully Catholic” colleges are: Christendom College, The College of Saint Thomas More, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Magdalen College, Thomas Aquinas College, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, University of Dallas, and the University of St. Thomas (Houston, Tex.).

The “Born from the Crisis” colleges are: Ave Maria University, Holy Apostles College & Seminary, John Paul the Great Catholic University; Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, Southern Catholic College and Wyoming Catholic College.

The “Fighting the Tide” colleges are: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.), Belmont Abbey College, Benedictine College, The Catholic University of America, DeSales University, Mount St. Mary’s University and St. Gregory’s University.

In addition to in-depth profiles of the 21 colleges, The Guide includes essays from prominent Catholic leaders. Among the clergymen are Archbishop Elden Curtiss of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb., noted writer and spiritual director Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., and author and evangelist Father C. John McCloskey III.
 
Since you wanted a school in the Northeast, I’d recommend Providence College in Rhode Island. They have a strong liberal arts program, and I really loved it when I visited. (I’m from the Midwest, though, and went a different route!). They’re pretty orthodox, and I was going to major in poli sci/government there, so they probably do have an IR program.

Other than that, I can’t say enough good things about the University of Notre Dame, my alma mater. I just finished my last semester as a political science and theology major. The academics here simply can’t be beat, and there’s just no place like ND. We have a thriving orthodox community on campus, plenty of activities, and great people all around. The political science department is pretty good, too, and we have many IR and IR-related programs, like the Kellogg Center for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for Peace Studies. Check us out, if the cornfields and weather of northern Indiana don’t scare you away too much! 👍
 
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