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St. Edwards University

St. Edward's University
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Latin: Universitas Sancti Edwardi
Former names
St. Edward's Academy
St. Edward's College
Motto Take On Your World
Type Private
Liberal Arts University
Established 1877
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross)
Endowment $95 million
President George E. Martin
Students Approx. 5,000
Location Austin, Texas, U.S.
Campus Urban
Colors Blue & Gold
Athletics NCAA Division II – Heartland Conference
Nickname Hilltoppers
Mascot Mountain Goat
Affiliations ACCU
NAICU
CIC
Website stedwards.edu
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St. Edward's University is a private, not-for-profit, liberal arts Roman Catholic university in the Holy Cross tradition with approximately 5,000 students. Located in Austin, Texas, with a network of partner universities around the world, St. Edward's offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

St. Edward's University was founded by the Reverend Edward Sorin, CSC, Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who also founded the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Father Sorin established the institution on farmland south of Austin in 1877 and named it St. Edward's Academy in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor and King. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross.

In 1885, the president, Rev. P.J. Franciscus, strengthened the prestige of the academy by securing a charter, changing its name to St. Edward's College, assembling a faculty and increasing enrollment. Subsequently, St. Edward's began to grow, and the first school newspaper, the organization of baseball and football teams, and approval to erect an administration building all followed. Architect Nicholas J. Clayton of Galveston, Texas was commissioned to design the college's Main Building. The structure was built four-stories tall in the Gothic Revival style and was constructed with local white limestone.


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