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University description (as per official university website)
Founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of Bridgeport.
* SHU is the second-largest Catholic university in New England and was the first in America to be led and staffed by lay people.
Approximately 5,800 students attend the University; the Fall 2007 headcount included 3,465 full-time undergraduates, 761 part-time undergraduates and 1,575 graduate students.
Academics
* The University is comprised of four distinct colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University College; and the AACSB-accredited John F. Welch College of Business, committed to educating students in the leadership tradition and legacy of Jack Welch.
* The University offers more than 40 degree programs on the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.
Financial Aid
* Nearly 90% of all full-time undergraduates receive financial aid, representing a University commitment of more than $18 million annually.
* In Spring 2008, the University introduced its tuition-free plan for low income students.
The Campus
* Sacred Heart University is set on 65 acres in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, ranked in the top place to live in the Northeast and #9 in the country in Money magazine’s 2006 list of “Best Places to Live.” Fairfield is 90 minutes from Manhattan and 150 minutes from Boston.
* The University maintains branch operations for working adults in Stamford, Derby and Griswold, Connecticut.
INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS
Sacred Heart University welcomes students from around the world. The students represent many countries including Japan, Canada, Bermuda, Italy, Ireland, Tanzania and France. International students are eligible to apply to the undergraduate program at Sacred Heart University if they have completed the equivalent of a United States secondary school education (approximately twelve years of formal education) and have the appropriate diploma or satisfactory results on leaving examinations.
Sacred Heart University classifies an international student as a student who does not hold U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency (U.S. Resident Alien) and needs an F1 student visa. This includes students who are living and/or studying outside the U.S. And students who are living and/or studying in the U.S. At the time of their application for admission. |
