Lourdes University
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Former names
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Lourdes Junior College, Lourdes College |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1958 |
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Religious affiliation
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Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $11.5 Million |
| President | Mary Ann Gawelek |
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Academic staff
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151 |
| Students | 1,530 |
| Undergraduates | 1,237 |
| Postgraduates | 293 |
| Location |
Sylvania, Ohio, U.S. 41°42′35″N 83°42′22″W / 41.709839°N 83.706132°WCoordinates: 41°42′35″N 83°42′22″W / 41.709839°N 83.706132°W |
| Campus | 127 acres (0.51 km2) Suburban |
| Colors | Terracotta and Black |
| Mascot | Gray Wolves |
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Sporting affiliations
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NAIA –WHAC |
| Website | www |
Lourdes University is an independent, Roman Catholic and Franciscan university located on 127 acres (0.51 km2) in suburban Sylvania, Ohio, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Toledo. Established in 1958, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania.
As a Franciscan university, Lourdes students benefit from the liberal arts curriculum and professional studies focus. Lourdes has a diverse community of students and an 11:1 student to faculty ratio.
Classified as a master’s university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Lourdes offers baccalaureate degree programs in the arts and sciences, business and leadership, education and human services, and nursing. Students can also pursue several pre-professional programs and graduate degrees.
In 1916 Mother Adelaide Sandusky traveled from Minnesota to northwest Ohio to establish a province of the Rochester Franciscans that eventually became the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania. For nearly 50 years, she cultivated the Sylvania Franciscan community establishing thriving ministries including the Catholic and Franciscan institution known today as Lourdes University.
Initially created as an extension campus of the College of St. Teresa (in Winona, Minnesota), Lourdes Junior College was founded in 1958 to educate the Sisters of St. Francis. In 1964, the liberal arts institution was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. As time passed and there were fewer candidates in formation, Lourdes began admitting lay students with women enrolling in 1969 and men in 1975.
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