The Catholic University of America (CUA) is situated in Northeast Washington, D.C. in Brookland. The place is known as "Little Rome" or "The Vatican of the West" due to the presence of nearly 60 Catholic institutions in the neighborhood and its high concentration of chapels in the area. The Catholic University of America is unusual as it is the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and is the only institute of higher education founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. The Catholic University of America was established in 1887 after being approved by Pope Leo XIII as a graduate and research center. The university began offering undergraduate education in 1904.

The programs in the university put emphasis on liberal arts, professional education, and personal development. The residential US Cardinals put on the American Cardinals Dinner every year in order to raise scholarship funds for CUA. The CUA has a long history of working with the Knights of Columbus. The CUA has more than100 registered student clubs and organizations that are for a wide variety of interests including athletics, academics, social, Greek life, service, political and religious. An up to date directory of student organizations is maintained by the office of University Center, Student Programs and Events

The list of schools and academic programs at the Catholic University of America are:
Research Centers and Facilities, Center for Advanced Training in Cell and Molecular Biology, Center for Advancement of Catholic Education, Center for American Catholic Studies, Center for Catalan Studies, Center for Irish Studies, Center for Medieval and Byzantine Studies, Center for Pastoral Studies, Center for the Study of Culture and Values, Center for the Study of Early Christianity, Center for the Study of Energy and Environmental Stewardship, Center for Ward Method Studies, Homecare and Telerehabilitation Technology Center, Institute for Biomolecular Studies, Institute for Christian Oriental Research, Institute for Communications Law Studies, Institute for Sacred Music, Institute for Social Justice, Institute of Musical Arts, Latin American Center for Graduate Studies in Music, Life Cycle Institute, Vitreous State Laboratory

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