Fact Sheet

Founded 1971
Type Private, four-year, undergraduate, coeducational
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic with a lay administration
Curriculum Fully integrated, ordered to wisdom, great books-based
Degree Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
Enrollment 358 (49% men, 51% women)
Average SAT score Reading and Math: 1281
Reading, Math & Writing: 1921
Student Body From 38 states; Argentina, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, United Kingdom
Retention rate 92% of freshman return as sophomores (2010-11)
Graduation rate 73% in six years (2007, 2009)
Tuition $22,850
Room & Board $7,550
Other Costs $450 (books & supplies, no additional fees)
Financial Aid Program Loans; campus employment; grants; gifts from individuals, foundations; no government or archdiocesan subsidies
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges, American Academy for Liberal Education
Teaching Faculty 37 members 
Faculty-Student Ratio 1:11 
Classroom Environment Tutorials, seminars, and laboratories of 14-18 students
Library 70,000 volumes
Campus Size 131 acres
Location 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles Adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County 
Accolades “Top 50” for Academics — Princeton Review, 2010
“Best Value” — Princeton Review, 2010
“Financial Aid Honor Roll” — Princeton Review, 2010
Top Tier — US News & World Report, 2010
“Best Value”— US News & World Report, 2010
“100 Best Values in Private Colleges” — Kiplinger’s
Alumni Nearly 40% enroll in graduate or professional schools 11% have entered the priesthood or religious life
Notable Alumni Awards Ford Foundation, Fulbright, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholars, Pontifical Academies Prize, and numerous graduate fellowships

 

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Sean O’Neal (’12)

“The academic program makes possible the  knowledge of truth, beauty, and goodness. It’s the start of a journey that prepares you to be a virtuous person.”

– Sean O’Neal (’12)

Monroe, Mich.