<p>Which universities still have a strong Jesuit influence in curriculum and general feeling? This is something that's of some importance to my son. He currently has BC, Fordham, and Georgetown (weak Jesuit-ness, yes?) on his maybe list. Others? He has no geographic limitations. Thanks.</p>
<p>Fairfield University and Loyola College in Maryland are two others that I know of. I'm also considering Georgetown (more difficult for admissions of course) and Fordham. I'd really suggest Fairfield University as I personally know three people that have gone there and continued on to have very successful lives. I couldn't tell you much about Loyola though. However, both offer a rich Jesuit education and are extremely good schools.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>On the West coast, there are Seattle University and Santa Clara U. SC's website says that there are only 28 Jesuit universities in the US.</p>
<p>BB.</p>
<p>why is georgetown "weak jesuit-ness"</p>
<p>last time i checked...its jesuit</p>
<p>check out the University of Scranton for a safety. (1120 and 3.6 were their average stats last year) It's jesuit and has solid premed business and nursing programs. That school is definitely on the rise, but not up to Fairfield, Loyola level yet.</p>
<p>Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</p>
<p>Canisius College
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208-1098</p>
<p>College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610</p>
<p>Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178</p>
<p>Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06430-5195</p>
<p>Fordham University
Rose Hill Campus
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
Tarrytown Campus
Tarrytown
New York, NY 10591</p>
<p>Georgetown University
37th Street and O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057</p>
<p>Gonzaga University
East 502 Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99258-0001</p>
<p>John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44118-4581</p>
<p>Le Moyne College
1419 Salt Springs Road
Syracuse, NY 13214-1399</p>
<p>Loyola College in Maryland
4501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210-2699</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045</p>
<p>Loyola University Chicago
Lake Shore Campus
6525 Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60626
Water Tower Campus
820 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153 </p>
<p>Loyola University New Orleans
6363 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118</p>
<p>Marquette University
Post Office Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881</p>
<p>Regis University
3333 Regis Boulevard
Denver, CO 80221-1099</p>
<p>Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2561</p>
<p>Saint Joseph's University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131</p>
<p>Saint Louis University
Frost Campus
221 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63103
Health Sciences Center
1402 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63104
Madrid Campus
34 Avenida Del Valle
28003 Madrid, Spain</p>
<p>Saint Peter's College
Englewood Cliffs Campus
Hudson Terrace
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Main Campus
2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997</p>
<p>Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053</p>
<p>Seattle University
900 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122-4460</p>
<p>Spring Hill College
4000 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36608-1791</p>
<p>University of Detroit Mercy </p>
<p>McNichols Campus
4001 West McNichols Road
Detroit, MI 48219-0900</p>
<p>University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080</p>
<p>University of Scranton
800 Linden Street
Scranton, PA 18510</p>
<p>Wheeling Jesuit University
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003</p>
<p>Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207</p>
<p>Jesuit schools, in general, have a less religious feel about them than some other Christian schools (Notre Dame, BYU, Baylor, for example). That said, they still retain a lot of aspects that derive from their Jesuit sponsorship and that make them very appealing - for example, personal attention from professors (including invitations for home visits) and a lot of importance placed on ethics. The students also tend to be perhaps a bit more socially conservative than at some schools, although each school is different. What is socially conservative on the west coast may not be considered socially conservative in the south.</p>
<p>i'm not hating on jesuit schools, but many schools that give</p>
<p>"personal attention from professors (including invitations for home visits) and a lot of importance placed on ethics"</p>
<p>do this that aren't jesuit.</p>
<p>Guess I need to clarify a bit. I know which schools are run by Jesuits, but Georgetown seems to have moved away from its Jesuit roots. Where can we still find the characteristics as mentioned on Canisius' site: "seeks to educate the whole person by caring for the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical life...promotes Catholic intellectual life, spiritual development, and service to others – the true traits of great leadership..." Thanks.</p>
<p>Fairfield and Loyola College of Maryland are the two that really stick out as Jesuit colleges, however go by the feedback of others as well as I am just as inexperienced in this matter as most other students.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has a strong Jesuit atmosphere.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slu.edu/x5021.xml%5B/url%5D">http://www.slu.edu/x5021.xml</a></p>
<p>I think that is a link to the mission statement of St. Louis University.</p>
<p>amy,</p>
<p>i'm pretty familiar with the jesuit education system. but let me assure you in college, things are very different. what you are looking for is something you'll find at many <em>small</em> universities. the bigger the university, the less likely you'll get what you want--or should i say, the less likely what you want will be served on a platter for you morning, noon, and evening. at most top schools (well practically every school)--all of what you seek is possible as long as you put the first foot forward.</p>
<p>hope this helps!</p>
<p>jags861: I know that other schools do this, too, but I when I talk to students from Jesuit schools, these are things they always mention that they like about their schools. I don't get the same response from the students I talk to from other schools. I know kids who attend Loyola Marymount, Seattle University, Regis University, and Santa Clara University. They (or their parents) all talk about how serving the public is part of atmosphere at school, about the warmth they get from their professors, etc. I don't really know the answer to the OP's question, though. It's not exactly clear to me, for example, whether Santa Clara has moved farther from its Jesuit roots than Regis. Santa Clara certainly educates a pretty diverse population because of its location so perhaps it's the case that it has. Perhaps, rather than size the answer has to do with location.</p>
<p>par72, Holy Cross is not a Jesuit school...I think it's just Catholic.</p>
<p>Is there some specific Jesuit aspect of education in which your S is interested?</p>
<p>
The College of the Holy Cross is most definitely run by the Jesuits. From <a href="http://www.holycross.edu/abouthc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.holycross.edu/abouthc/</a>
"About Holy Cross
Holy Cross offers students a broad-based liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition. Top-ranked nationally by all widely regarded sources, Holy Cross holds itself to its own high standards of teaching, learning, and research. The College devotes itself exclusively to undergraduate education and promotes close ties between students and faculty. With approximately 2,700 students, Holy Cross is small enough to foster genuine community and large enough to support wide-ranging academic offerings. Graduates go on to prominent academic and professional programs and pursue their individual talents in many careers and service activities.</p>
<p>The campus is designed for learning. The hilltop setting provides inspiring views, the architecture and landscaping are inviting, and the facilities and technology are first rate. Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a forward-looking city of 170,000 that has many resources, including 13 colleges and universities. With a tradition of academic excellence that dates to its founding in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and has grown increasingly diverse in the last decade."</p>
<p>From the kids at my sons' high school that I've talked to they have been most happy with the Jesuit-ness (?) of these schools:</p>
<p>Holy Cross
St Josephs
Scranton
Marquette
John Carroll
LeMoyne
Canisius</p>
<p>Least happy with:
Fairfield
BC</p>
<p>(Don't know any kids well enough at the others.)</p>
<p>But I'll tell you right now, most of that has to do with the individual kids and fit issues. I do hear that Fairfield is a bit on the "status/money" conscious side though, something that kids from upstate NY aren't always very comfortable with. ;)</p>
<p>University of Dallas is also a Catholic school, with a strong Cistercian influence, that might be worth considering.</p>
<p>I don't know what Jesuitness means other than abandoning Catholic roots, which schools like Georgetown have been doing for a while. If you are looking into Catholic atmospheres with public service components, look at some non-jesuit schools too. Notre Dame actually has a minor in public service. Villanova is very good. U of San Diego is in America's Finest City</p>