More than 350 full-time faculty members teach in ten schools serving 3700 graduates. Distinguished as the national university of the Catholic Church in the United States, CUA is the only institution of higher education established by the U.S. Catholic bishops. The university is noted for a rich Catholic tradition that emphasizes high ideals, a balanced life and intellectual development. Students from all religious traditions and countries are welcome. Strategically located in the nation's capital, CUA's 142-acre campus provides an impressive combination of collegiate and city life.
Student life is culturally dynamic in a city famous for museums, monuments and landmarks.
Most attractions and educational resources are just minutes away by Metrorail, a modern mass transit systems that stops adjacent to campus. Also adjoining the campus is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Catholic church in the Western hemisphere and the world's eighth largest church.