There are eight colleges or universities in thisGui d e that have full-time undergradu- ate enrollment of more than 1,000 stu- dents. They are, in descending order: The Catholic University of America, Franciscan University of Steubenville, University of St. Thomas, Mount St. Mary\u2019s University, DeSales University, University of Dallas, Benedictine College and Belmont Abbey College.

There are seven colleges that have full- time undergraduate enrollment of fewer than 100 students. The smallest is Holy Apostles College & Seminary, followed by John Paul the Great Catholic University, Wyoming Catholic College, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, The College of Saint Thomas More, Magdalen College and The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts.

majors. These are, in order of number of majors, The Catholic University of Amer- ica, Benedictine College, DeSales Univer- sity, University of Dallas, Franciscan Uni- versity of Steubenville, University of St. Thomas and Mount St. Mary\u2019s University.

The College of Saint Thomas More, Thom- as Aquinas College and Wyoming Catho- lic College.

Mount St. Mary\u2019s University, which was founded in 1808 and is currently celebrat- ing its bicentennial, is the second-oldest college Catholic in the U.S. The newest in thisGui d e is Wyoming Catholic Col- lege, which opened its doors in September 2007.

Magdalen College, Thomas Aquinas Col- lege, The College of Saint Thomas More, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts and Wyoming Catholic College. Christen- dom College and the University of Dallas also include elements of it.

The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts has a unique humanities cycle curriculum that is taken by all students at the same time.

Colleges that require Latin or Greek as part of their core curriculum are Ave Maria University, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, The College of Saint Thomas More, Magdalen College, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy and Wyoming Catholic College.

The Catholic University of America and the University of Dallas have Phi Beta Kappa chapters.

Magdalen College awards every qualify- ing graduate an Apostolic Catechetical Diploma in addition to a bachelor of arts degree.

of Liberal Arts. Franciscan University of Steubenville announced in 2007 that it began co-publication of the 86-year-old European Catholic publication The Sower. Several other colleges sponsor scholarly publications.

The University of Dallas, Christendom College and The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts sponsor one-semester study- abroad programs that all or most of their

Magdalen College and The College of Saint Thomas More have short foreign study programs. Franciscan University of Steubenville has a program in Gaming, Austria. Several of the other colleges have some arrangements for students to study abroad.

Tuition for two colleges, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy and Holy Apostles Col- lege & Seminary, is below $8,000 per year.

Colleges that are primarily commuter schools are Holy Apostles College & Semi- nary, Aquinas College and the University of St. Thomas.

The College of Saint Thomas More appeals to non-traditional students. Only about 25 percent of incoming freshmen enter from high school. Most of the students are in their 20s while some are in their 30s or older.

The University of St. Thomas has the most ethnically diverse student body. Nearly one-half of undergraduates are non-white and about one-third are Hispanic.

Christendom College, Thomas Aquinas College, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Acad- emy, Ave Maria University, Magdalen College and The Thomas More College

Franciscan University is a prime example of a one-time troubled Catholic college that turned itself around to become one of the gems of U.S. Catholic higher education.

Magdalen College requires all students to participate in its vocal music program ev- ery year.

The largest cities represented by colleges in theGui d e are: Houston (fourth larg- est in the U.S.), with the University of St. Thomas; and San Diego (eighth largest in

pates in NCAA Division I sports. It also has a unique program where seminarians serve as team chaplains for each of its 19 intercollegiate sports teams.

The Catholic University of America and DeSales University have extensive drama departments. Belmont Abbey College\u2019s Abbey Players dates back to 1883.

John Paul the Great Catholic University has an unusual niche, focusing on busi- ness entrepreneurship and training lead- ers in New Media, including the entertain- ment industry.

in biology and nursing (two bachelor\u2019s de- grees) with The Johns Hopkins University and a six-year undergraduate-graduate program in occupational therapy with Sa- cred Heart University.

Undergraduate degrees in nursing also are available at Aquinas College, The Catholic University of America, DeSales University and Franciscan University of Steuben- ville.

DeSales University also has a notable un- dergraduate and graduate Physician As- sistant program. As part of its commu- nity outreach, students in the program launched the DeSales Free Clinic for home- less people in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 2007. Faculty members and students oper- ate it.

an undergraduate degree in engineering. The University of St. Thomas has coopera- tive agreements for dual-degree programs

ogy with Texas A & M University, Uni- versity of Houston and the University of Notre Dame.

in architecture as well as professional and post-professional master\u2019s degrees. It is the only recommended college with an ar- chitecture program.

North Carolina, has a unique major in mo- tor sports management, complete with an internship.

at Belmont Abbey College, DeSales Uni- versity, Franciscan University of Steuben- ville and Mount St. Mary\u2019s University.

Wyoming Catholic College has an eques- trian program as part of its required cur- riculum.

programs are available through various cooperative programs at Belmont Abbey College, Benedictine University, The Cath- olic University of America, The College of Saint Thomas More, DeSales University, Franciscan University of Steubenville,