Mount Mary College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1913 |
| President | Eileen Schwalbach, Ph.D. |
| Undergraduates | 1,209 |
| Postgraduates | 529 |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Blue Angels |
| Website | www |
Mount Mary University (formerly Mount Mary College) is a private, not-for-profit, Catholic liberal arts university located on an 80-acre campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The university was founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and was Wisconsin's first four-year, degree-granting Catholic college for women. Today, the university serves women at the undergraduate level and both women and men at the graduate level.
The university enrolls nearly 1,500 students and offers bachelor's degrees in more than 30 academic majors, as well as eight master's and doctoral degree programs.Post-baccalaureate certificate programs also are offered. Mount Mary is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Mount Mary's mission states that it "provides an environment for the development of the whole person. The university encourages leadership, integrity, and a deep sense of social justice arising from sensitivity to moral values and Christian principles."
Mount Mary University traces its roots back to 1872, when the School Sisters of Notre Dame established St. Mary's Institute in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. In 1913, the school introduced a college curriculum and was renamed St. Mary's College, chartered by the state of Wisconsin to grant degrees. It was the first four-year Catholic college for women in Wisconsin.
In 1926, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee requested that St. Mary's College move to Milwaukee to make Catholic education available to a wider group of students. An 80-acre campus was purchased on the west side of Milwaukee. On September 12, 1928, the cornerstone of the new campus was laid and the school was renamed Mount Mary College. The college opened its doors to students in 1929.
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