Description
Brescia University is a coeducational Catholic institution founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. The University offers certificates, associate's, baccalaureate and master's degrees through semester and time-shortened programs of higher education in the Ursuline tradition. Brescia emphasizes the liberal arts and prepares its traditional and non-traditional students for successful careers and for service to others.As a Catholic Institution, Brescia University shares the contemporary church mission to proclaim the gospel, uphold human dignity, participate in God's ongoing creation and serve others. In fulfilling this church mission, the University seeks to preserve and enrich the Catholic tradition of dialogue between faith and reason in the pursuit of truth in a manner that is open to and respectful of all faith traditions.
Brescia University provides a quality liberal arts education that shapes the whole person and is characterized by the search for knowledge and career preparation. Brescia seeks a partnership of all its members to impart its students the knowledge, skills, and values befitting a free, educated person.
Brescia strives to keep its academic programs in tune with the job market to assure the employability of its graduates. Students at Brescia University will be challenged academically and will be given vast opportunities to learn in and out of the classroom.
In addition to the 500 year teaching tradition of the Ursuline Sisters, we are
prepared to provide you with the resources you need to succeed academically, socially and spiritually. As a student, you become a member of a community of scholars and learners dedicated to providing you access to a world of the yet unknown.
Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, near the Ohio River. The University campus is within walking distance of the revitalized downtown area, the RiverPark Performing Arts Center, the Daviess County Public Library and the Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, as well as numerous restaurants, churches and parks. Many Owensboro industries and professional organizations partner with Brescia to provide enriching off-campus learning opportunities for students, particularly in the areas of business, education, social work, the arts, speech and hearing, and special education.
Quick Facts
Location
Southeast
Setting
Large Town Setting
Type
Private
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Size
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$16,215
Out-of-State Tuition
$16,215
Selectivity
Selective
Enrollment
725
Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 578
- Freshman Class
- 122
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 725
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 79%
- Graduate
- 21%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 99%
- Part-Time
- 1%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 64%
- Men
- 36%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 5%
- Caucasian
- 84%
- Latino
- 2%
- Other
- 9%
International Students
- International
- 3%
- Domestic
- 97%