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Gonzaga College started in 1881 with $936 in hard silver dollars. It bought Gonzaga’s founder, Father Joseph Cataldo, S.J., 320 acres of land and water, what people then referred to as “the old piece of gravel near the falls.” Six years later, the College officially opened the doors of its only building for “young Scholastics, whose ambition it is to become priests.” Exclusively for boys, the College was under the charge of the Jesuit priests. Enrollment for the 1887-88 academic year was 18 boys and young men.

Today, it is known as Gonzaga University, a private, four-year institution of higher education. More than 105 buildings dot the 131-acre campus overlooking the Spokane River. Students include both women and men, who can enroll in a multitude of undergraduate or graduate programs. Enrollment for the 2007-08 academic year was 6,923 students.

A constant throughout the years is Gonzaga’s educational philosophy, based on the centuries-old Ignatian model of educating the whole person – mind, body and spirit. At Gonzaga, students discover how to integrate science and art, faith and reason, action and contemplation. "Cura personalis," or care for the individual, is our guiding theme.

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Georgetown Mission

The mission of Georgetown University manifests itself in multiple ways that extend beyond the classroom. Our faculty engage in research and scholarship that extends  around the globe. By tackling some of the most critical intellectual and social issues of the day, faculty demonstrate Georgetown’s commitment to academic excellence and serving others.

Founded in 1789, the same year the U.S. Constitution took effect, Georgetown University is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Today, Georgetown is a major international research university that embodies its founding principles in the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff, our commitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness, and our international character.

Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit Identity

The Beginnings: A Unique Vision

Georgetown University began with the vision of John Carroll, an American-born, European-educated Jesuit priest who returned to the United States in 1773 with the goal of securing the future of American Catholicism through education — in particular, through the establishment of a preeminent Catholic place of higher learning.

As America’s first Catholic bishop and a strong supporter of the American Revolution, Carroll firmly believed that a Catholic institution could make a major contribution to the political, cultural, and educational life of the fledgling nation. In 1789, he acquired the deed to a plot of land overlooking the Potomac River outside the village of George-Town for the "Academy at George-Town." The school was, in the emerging tradition of American religious tolerance, to be open to "every class of citizens" and students of "every religious profession."

Carroll saw Georgetown as an academically rigorous Catholic academy with

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The University of Dayton ranks as a top-tier national, doctoral-level university and one of the 10 best Catholic universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The University of Dayton is not a place where learning ends at the door to the classroom. Our courses spark curiosity – provide foundations – sharpen intellects – and inspire our faculty and students to dare to be exceptional.

We measure our success in the publications, presentations, and research born from our community of learners. We measure our success in our students’ demonstrated commitment to service. We measure our success in the triumphs produced by teamwork. We measure our success by the impact we have locally and globally.

Undergraduate

The University of Dayton is committed to academic excellence and offers a one-of-a-kind, challenging education shaped by the Catholic, Marianist tradition. It’s simple, fast and free to apply online.

Graduate and Professional Programs

The University of Dayton offers premiere graduate programs. It’s simple and fast to apply online.

School of Law

A trailblazer in legal education, the University of Dayton offers an innovative Lawyer as Problem Solver curriculum.

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