The graduate-level seminary draws candidates for the Catholic priesthood from across America. Graduate programs also are offered in business, education and theology. Total enrollment is 1,800-1,900 students. The College of Notre Dame is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts college primarily for women. The College was founded in 1896 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Core enrollment is young women of traditional college age.
Through the reading of original texts, students reflect on the great questions of the Western tradition from ancient Greece to modem times. St. John's has no religious affiliation. The college awards both bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees. The college is one of the few nationally recognized selective liberal arts institutions with an enrollment of fewer than 1,200 students. Washington College offers 22 majors, including the new multidisciplinary major in environmental studies, as well as preprofessional programs in medicine and law and dual-degree programs in nursing and engineering.