Founded: 1956

Character: Private, Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts university. One of only 16 Catholic universities in the nation to earn a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

Location: Irving, Texas, (population: 201,000) on northwest boundary of Dallas; 10 miles from DFW International Airport, 10 miles from Dallas Love Field, and 15 minutes from downtown Dallas

 

Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, American Academy for Liberal Education

Enrollment Fall 2010: 1,337 undergraduate; 1,506 graduate

Undergraduate Students: From 49 states and 15 countries; 24% minority; 82% Catholic

Graduate Students: From 40 states and 43 countries; 32% minority; 34% Catholic

Academic Profile Freshmen 2010: Average SAT 1210. Average ACT composite 27

Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty: 126 full-time; Approximately 97% hold a doctorate or highest degree in their field

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Average Class Size: 17 in the undergraduate program, 21 in the Graduate School of Management, 16 in the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 9 in the School of Ministry

Degrees Offered: B.A., B.S., M.A., M.B.A., M.C.S.L., M.C.S.T., M.F.A., M.P.M., M.R.E., M.S., M.T.S., Ph.D.