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Your Education

Education and Opportunity

Majors
Our 10 most popular majors are: theology, business, nursing, catechetics, education, psychology, communication arts, biology, philosophy, English, and we offer more than 30 others!
Opportunities
Our professors make it possible to conduct research with real-world implications and get published as an undergrad. Opportunities that are great for the resumé.
Core Curriculum
Based on the Western intellectual tradition, our Franciscan heritage, and our Catholic mission, the core exposes our students to the fundamental knowledge they need.
Academic Institutes
Our academic institutes and centers augment your education, opening up opportunities for internships, publishing, and other real-world experiences usually not available to undergrads at schools our size.
Professors
Mission-driven professors are invested in your education and your personal development. A 14-1 student-faculty ratio means they'll know you by name.
Alumni Outcomes
98% of bachelor’s degree recipients were employed, in graduate school, or serving the Church within a year of degree completion.

Majors

Our 10 most popular majors are theology, business, nursing, catechetics, education, psychology, communication arts, biology, philosophy, English, and we offer more than 30 others!

Opportunities

Our professors make it possible to conduct research with real-world implications and get published as an undergrad. Opportunities that are great for the resumé.

Core Curriculum

Based on the Western intellectual tradition, our Franciscan heritage, and our Catholic mission, the core exposes our students to the fundamental knowledge they need.

Academic Institutes

Our academic institutes and centers augment your education, opening up opportunities for internships, publishing, and other real-world experiences usually not available to undergrads at schools our size.

Professors

Mission-driven professors are invested in your education and your personal development. A 14-1 student-faculty ratio means they'll know you by name.

Alumni Outcomes

98% of bachelor’s degree recipients were employed, in graduate school, or serving the Church within a year of degree completion.

Your Life
Life in Christ
Student Life at Franciscan University is an experience of a vibrantly joyful Catholic community. Student clubs, households, athletics, and the many events every week mean never being bored, never being without a friend, and never being far from an experience of Christ!
Your Life: Athletics
Athletics
Baron athletes compete in 16 NCAA D-III sports. But athletic competition is not an end, it is a means to help you grow in character, virtue, discipline, self-control, and team work—all attributes of a Christian life.
Your Life: The Sacraments
The Sacraments
Jesus Christ, in and through his sacraments, animates everything we do on campus. Chapels in every residence hall, frequent Mass and confession, and a vibrantly joyous campus culture prepare our students to become alumni who love the Church.
Your Life: Households
Households
Households draw you into a circle of men or women who share a passion for Christ and for helping one another deepen their love for him. Friendships in Christ are forged for life!

Your Adventure

Adventure and Growth

Austria

Go to Austria for a semester. Live in a restored 14th-century monastery in the Alps. Classes are in English, and you get 3-day weekends to travel. Recognized as one of the best study abroad opportunities available.

Missionary Outreach

Missionary Outreach takes you places you never thought you'd go. Learn to bring Christ to others, only to realize Christ has changed you in the experience.

Your Success

Success to Come

Ninety-five percent of bachelor's degree recipients were employed, in graduate school, or serving the Church within one year of degree completion.

Recent graduates have landed jobs with Unilever, Bayer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, GE, Northrup Grumman, the National Institutes of Health, PNC Bank, NASA, Sherwin Williams, and others.

Franciscan has sent more than 700 alums into the world who have become bishops, priests, and religious brothers and sisters, with more than 400 alums ordained to the priesthood.

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