Saint Vincent College's quality educational programs have earned national recognition repeatedly by U.S. News and World Report's Annual Guide to America's Best Colleges, National Review College Guide to America's Top Liberal Arts Colleges, Barron's 300 Best Buys in College Education and U.S. News and World Report's Guide to Best College Values among others.
Saint Vincent College is a coeducational, Catholic, liberal arts college sponsored by the Benedictine Monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the first Benedictine foundation in the United States, founded in 1846. Both undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered.
Saint Vincent is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and occupies a 200 acre suburban campus in Unity Township, near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 35 miles east of Pittsburgh on U.S. Route 30 East.
A diverse student population of more than 1200 hail from 23 U.S. states/territories and nine foreign countries. Nearly 80% of full time students reside on campus.
Programs of study include anthropology, art (art history, graphic arts, studio arts and art education), biochemistry, biology, business administration (accounting, environmental administration, finance, and management), chemistry, communication, computing and information science, economics education certification (early childhood, elementary and secondary), engineering (3/2), English, environmental chemistry, fine arts, French, general administration of justice, German, history, international studies, liberal arts, mathematics, music (music education, music history and music performance), philosophy, physics, physics education, political science, pre-health professions (pre-chiropractic, pre-dental, pre-optometry, pre-osteopathy, pre-veterinary), pre-law, psychology, psychology/education, public administration, public policy analysis, religious education, religious studies-Catholic theology, sociology, Spanish and theatre.
Cooperative programs in law (J.D.), occupational therapy (M.O.T.), pharmacy (Pharm.D.), physical therapy (M.P.T.), and physician assistant (M.P.A.) are offered in cooperation with Duquesne University. Saint Vincent College's approach to education is rooted in a core curriculum that provides all students with a broad-based education which provides a general body of knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, an interdisciplinary view of that knowledge base, and the skills to increase that general body of knowledge throughout their lives.
Saint Vincent takes special pride in its nearly 12,000 alumni who live in all 50 states and 28 foreign countries. They serve society in the fields of business management, education, finance, medicine, religion, law, government, sales, engineering, computer technology and many others.
Athletes at the College compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as part of the American Mideast Conference except in lacrosse and ice hockey. Men's teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Women's teams are basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Saint Vincent College's goals and objectives are best summarized by its formal mission statement: Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Its mission is to provide quality undergraduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourage the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.