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Grounded in Catholic tradition with a social justice focus.

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#1 Best Value University in the Midwest.

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Chicago’s Premier Catholic Hispanic-Serving Institution.

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The PÕ¾ÊÓƵ Difference

#1
Best Value in Midwest
—U.S. News & World Report
#1
in Undergraduate Teaching
in Illinois
#1
for Social Mobility
in Illinois
Top 20
Regional University
in the Midwest
16
Average class size
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
23
Nations represented
in student body
100%
Freshmen who receive
financial aid
100%
of students complete high-impact experiences outside class
25+
Graduate degree programs
20
Study abroad programs
35+
Student clubs and organizations
250,000+
Volumes in library
10
Miles from downtown Chicago
3.28
Average GPA
of student-athletes
240+
Student athletes
13
Men’s and women’s
varsity teams

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Adjunct Instructor of Nursing Recognized by Illinois Nurses Foundation

Maura Waldron is the recipient of an Emerging Nurse Leaders Award

History Alum Named National History Day's Teacher of the Year

Michael Biondo ’03 is a teacher at Maine South High School in Park Ridge

PÕ¾ÊÓƵ Earns 10-Year Reaccreditation

Accreditation ensures the university is providing students with a high-quality education

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August 8 - 10
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Summer Sounds '25

The DU Quad
August 14 | 7 - 8:30pm

Mariachi Sirenas

Lund Auditorium
October 19 | 4 - 5:30pm

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PÕ¾ÊÓƵ Magazine is the magazine of PÕ¾ÊÓƵ. It is published semiannually and distributed to alumnae/i, faculty, staff and friends of the university.

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