Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, second bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, to provide an institution of higher education that would serve the people of the diocese and region, regardless of sex, race, creed or religion. It is the first Catholic University in America to be led and staffed by lay people. Signs of the University’s growth and vibrancy are evident. New degree programs and majors in relevant disciplines are regularly added to the curriculum, and the University now offers more than 80 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs on its main campus in Fairfield and satellites in Stamford, Luxembourg and Ireland.

SHU have over 100 of social, academic, leadership, service, media, multicultural and performing arts clubs and organizations. An ever-widening outreach to the community balances the University’s commitment to academic excellence. Last year 2,500 students, faculty and staff volunteered more than 50,000 hours of service in the community through opportunities such as academic mentoring and tutoring in the Bridgeport Public Schools, programs such as CURTIS Week, Community Connections and Habitat for Humanity.

University is rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the liberal arts, embraces a vision for social justice and educates students in mind, body and spirit to prepare them personally and professionally to make a difference in the global community. Additionally, Sacred Heart University aspires to achieve prominence through innovative teaching and learning while cultivating a campus community that is recognized as caring and creative.

The main campus of the university is located in Fairfield, Connecticut which is less than 60 miles from Manhattan and approximately 150 miles from Boston that is spread across more than 100 acres, with an additional 200 nearby acres including a University-owned golf course, and West Campus.