<p>I'm really interested in attending a Catholic college, but most of the ones I see don't have engineering or they do pre-engineering with another school. Are there any Catholic schools with engineering that you would recommend?</p>
<p>BESIDES NOTRE DAME! I cannot afford ND.</p>
<p>I was going to recommend Notre Dame actually. First, don’t be scared off by the posted price tag. Notre Dame has very good merit aid. I would say apply, see if you get accepted, and wait for their offer of aid. The package my son got put Notre Dame very much in the running with both U of I and Purdue. Besides, at U of I, where my son decided to go, you can stay in Newman Hall, which is an outstanding choice for Catholic housing.</p>
<p>The only Jesuit school that I can think of that offers engineering off the top of my head is St. Louis University. A very good overall school. I can’t really speak for its engineering quality, though, as I have never actually met or worked with an engineer from there. I can say I haven’t heard anything BAD about it though.</p>
<p>Villanova is Catholic I believe.</p>
<p>The problem is most Catholic institutions (and religious schools in general) are quite small, and engineering requires a HUGE budget to support. You won’t find much.</p>
<p>Christian Brothers University in Memphis has a very strong engineering program, </p>
<p>[School</a> of Engineering](<a href=“http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Academics/SchoolofEngineering/index.htm]School”>http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Academics/SchoolofEngineering/index.htm)</p>
<p>and they break ground on a brand new “green” dorm this fall.</p>
<p>If you want to find out more contact Dr Eric Welch, Dean of the school of engineering at 901-321-3425</p>
<p>Marquette? I don’t know about their financial aid</p>
<p>Gonzaga University in Spokane
University of San Diego
University of Portland
Santa Clara University</p>
<p>All recognized regionally for strong programs. Don’t know anything about financial aid.</p>
<p>Here’s some info about scholarships at CBU</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://dev.cbu.edu/cbu/Admissions/FinancialAid/TypesofAid/Scholarships/index.htm]Scholarships[/url”>http://dev.cbu.edu/cbu/Admissions/FinancialAid/TypesofAid/Scholarships/index.htm]Scholarships[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Marquette and Saint Louis, both great for engineering, but best you can get is half tuition scholarship, and then the rest in loans.</p>
<p>If you have some kind of hook, though, like minority or first generation, you may be able to get some grant aid.</p>
<p>They offer free apps, so worth the application, but don’t count as a financial safety.</p>
<p>Agree with the above poster to look at generous state schools with strong Catholic presence on campus. Son fell in love with the large OOS flagship who gave him a full scholarship once he attended mass on campus and met the pastor, who was happy to show him all the activities they offered to Catholic students. We were pleasantly surprised, as this school is located in the Bible Belt, and we thought Catholics would be a significant minority, but there are many kids who attend from our local Jesuit school for the great engineering program and generous scholarships. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Montegut - Which school is this son going to?</p>
<p>My son will go to Bama in the fall. But we also have friends who have had similar scholarships/Catholic experiences at Auburn, also in the “Bible belt”.</p>
<p>We’re from Louisiana, so we don’t hold to the Bama/Auburn rivalry. Both schools are viewed as excellent engineering schools that give generous scholarships. Many times it’s a choice of which school a student feels more comfortable with, so I would recommend applying to both and see which one you find fits you best.</p>
<p>I had heard about Bama’s engineering program and merit aid, but the Catholic presence is something I did not expect. I think I will look more into Alabama. Thank you btw!</p>
<p>Happy to help. We have met many others from all over the country that are Catholic that are coming to Bama in the fall, and majoring in engineering! </p>
<p>Good luck in your senior year and good luck with your applications!</p>
<p>Balthezar - I didn’t think Notre Dame had merit aid. Either that or it wasn’t great.</p>
<p>Montegut - Thank you!!</p>
<p>We had one boy from our high school receive a scholarship from Notre Dame, but he was a minority, and I think it was for maybe half tuition. Like I said, a Catholic college, unless you’ve got some kind of hook or an incredible genius, the best you’re going to get is half tuition, and most of them are at least 30K tuition a year. And they’re also not generous about stacking scholarships, either. In other words, no matter how qualified you are for the little extra ones that might get you within reach, like those for service or writing a nice essay or geographic diversity, they’ll still only give you the half tuition. </p>
<p>What bothers me about it is that most kids that qualify for their scholarships have been paying Catholic high school tuition for years, and why on earth would they think their parents would have 30K a year just laying around after forking over tuition all those years?</p>
<p>Good luck with your search and keep us posted!</p>
<p>Well a lot of those families that can afford private catholic high school can also afford private catholic college.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, Catholicism is not big in the Bible Belt. Religion in the Bible belt means the Baptist denomination of Christianity. I think there’s only one or two catholic churches in the Clemson area compared to 800 baptist churches</p>
<p>Anonyms, a lot of us who send our kids to Catholic high schools make major sacrifices to do so. However, it became pretty clear to us this year that many of the Catholic colleges have the same mindset as you do. If you could afford to send your kid to Catholic high school, then surely you could afford an extra 20K/year to send them to Catholic college. The average Catholic high school, according to our school’s fundraisers, cost about 10K/year. I’m sorry, but there’s a BIG difference between
10K/year and 30K/year.</p>
<p>It not my mentality its just the truth. I have friends who have gone to one of the elite catholic schools in the country (it cost their parent more than their college education) and its kids from those kind of schools that end up going to the ND’s and Georgetown’s of the country. I also have friends whose parent decided it wasnt worth paying 10k a year for the same education at a local catholic school they can get at their public school (especially if their child is smart enough to be in either honors or the magnet program), in fact my mother withdrew my brother from a catholic run elementary school because she realized it wasnt worth the money when the local public elementary school has a smaller kindergarten class with two teachers (the catholic school only had one per class).</p>
<p>This isnt a mentality of just catholic schools, its a mentality of many private and public schools. The rich can afford their price tags, the poor are given plenty of financial aid, while the middle class are left out in the cold with not enough money to pay with ease but not poor enough to get any significant aid.</p>
<p>Well maybe I misspoke when I called it merit aid, but we’re neither minority or poor, and my son got over 21K of aid from ND. My point is, don’t write anything off because you think it’s going to cost too much. Apply, get accepted, and fill out all of the requested financial aid documents. Only then will you know the bottom line cost of any school.</p>
<p>I agree with Balthazer. Don’t not apply to a school thinking you can’t afford it. But don’t fall in love with it, either. Also, privates might list scholarships that you assume you’ll qualify for, but there’s stiffer competition for funds and a lot of their criteria is not necessarily written in stone. But don’t have only one safety, either. If you really are hoping to attend the high priced Catholics and don’t get enough aid, you don’t want to just “settle” for a school you really don’t want to go to. Have a few safeties that are within your financial reach so you can choose the one that fits you best, not just the cheapest one. Good luck!</p>