Ursuline College

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Ursuline College
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MottoMake Your World More
Type Private college
Established1871;154 years ago (1871)
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Endowment $43.3 million (2022) [1]
President David King
Provost Kathy LaFontana
Academic staff
158 [2]
Students970 [2]
Location, ,
United States

41°29′42″N81°28′00″W / 41.495°N 81.4666667°W / 41.495; -81.4666667
Colors    
Blue & Gold
Nickname Arrows
Affiliations NCAA Division IIG-MAC
MascotArrows
Website www.ursuline.edu
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Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and the first Catholic women's college in Ohio. [3] It plans to merge with Gannon University by the end of 2026. [4]

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History

In 1997 Ursuline College began offering an accelerated nursing degree program for working adults (UCAP).

In 2013, Ursuline College successfully gained NCAA Division II status. One week later, an EF1 tornado with winds reaching 110 mph touched down on the Ursuline College campus, downing multiple trees and destroying an exterior wall of the gymnasium. [5] In 2015, the repaired and renovated gymnasium reopened as the Sister Diana Stano Athletic Center. The facility features the Jane and Lee Seidman Gymnasium, a 1,000 seat multi-sport venue that is home to the Arrows basketball and volleyball team. [6]

In 2024, the college's board of trustees approved plans to merge the college with Gannon University. Ursuline will become a part of Gannon as "Ursuline College Campus of Gannon University" with its own academic and athletic programs. [4]

Academics

Ursuline College offers a range of undergraduate and graduate studies, including 30 undergraduate, 9 graduate, and 10 degree-completion programs. In 2024, Ursuline had a total student population of 970, with 70% undergraduate and 30% graduate students. [2] While the traditional undergraduate programs remain women-focused, all of the programs welcome both women and men. Ursuline's student body consists of 91% female students and 9% male students as of 2024. [2]

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Sister Diana Stano Athletic Center

Athletics

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Ursuline College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. [7] The Arrows are a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), but used to be a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' now-defunct American Mideast Conference (AMC) until the 2011–12 season. [8]

In 2024, Ursuline College became the first four-year institution of higher learning in Ohio to add intercollegiate women's flag football to its athletics program. [9]

List of presidents

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