The Catholic University of America

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About The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America was founded in 1887 by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Catholic University is organized into 12 schools, which collectively offer some 250 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. In addition, the university is home to 22 research centers, institutes, and laboratories.

The most popular of Catholic University ’s programs include those in registered nursing, in political science and government, in marketing and management, in psychology, and in architecture.

Catholic University offers several select online degree programs (some 16).

Among many distinguished Catholic University-associated persons, we may mention the following:

Philosophers—John F. Wippel, Jude P. Dougherty, Richard F. Hassing, John C. McCarthy, Virgil P. Nemoianu, Thérèse-Anne Druart, and Robert Sokolowski
Theologist, Mary Daly
Bioethicist, Edmund D. Pellegrino
Playwright, Paula Vogel
Humorist and playwright, Jean Kerr
Literary critic, Marjorie Perloff
Theater director, Michael Murray
Actors—Jon Voight, Susan Sarandon, Frances Sternhagen, Susan Anspach, and John Carroll Lynch
Theater critic, Walter Kerr
Visual artist, Patricia Goslee
Sculptor, Martin Puryear
Choreographer, Walter Bobbie
Songwriter, Jerome Ragni
Classical pianist, Don Shirley
Trumpeter, Paul Neebe
Composer, Mark Adamo
Choral director, Joseph Fitzmartin
Lyric tenor, John Aler
Lyric coloratura soprano, Harolyn Blackwell
Physicists—Hugh Everett, Clyde Cowan, Karl F. Herzfeld, and Joseph Weber
Chemist, Julius Aloysius Nieuwland
Legal scholar, George P. Smith II
Newspaper columnist, Maureen Dowd
Television personality, Ed McMahon
Television news anchor, Brian Williams
Former University of Notre Dame President and public intellectual, Theodore M. Hesburgh
Catholic Archbishop, author, and speaker, Fulton J. Sheen
Current US Representative, Kathleen Rice
Former US Senator, Tom Harkin

Catholic University is also associated with 21 cardinals of the Catholic Church. Catholic University is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

According to Wikipedia, The Catholic University of America is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. Catholic bishops. Established in 1887 as a graduate and research center following approval by Pope Leo XIII, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".