Motto in English God is love. Endowment US$ $15.7 million Acceptance rate 57.6% (2014) Phone +1 973-290-4000 | Established 1899 Undergraduate tuition and fees 31,095 USD (2015) Total enrollment 2,112 (2010) | |
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Motto Deus Est Caritas (Latin) Type Private liberal arts college Affiliation Catholic
(Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth) Address 2 Convent Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA Similar Drew University, Caldwell University, Centenary University, County College of Morris, Felician University Profiles | ||
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The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts college in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
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The college has 19 undergraduate majors, 10 master’s degree programs and two doctoral programs (Psy.D. and Ed.D). The college offers six combined degree programs, five dual degree programs, and five professional preparation programs. The average undergraduate class teacher-to-student ratio is 1:13.
History
The college was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and is one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. In 2015, the college’s board of trustees voted to admit men into the traditional day program to continue to fulfill the mission of offering a liberal arts education to those who are marginalized. It is named for Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), who founded the Sisters of Charity and who, after her death, was canonized as the United States' first native-born saint. (Seton Hall University in New Jersey and Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania are also named after Elizabeth Ann Seton.)
Campus
The College of Saint Elizabeth is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.The 200-acre (0.81 km2) wooded campus is home to the classical Greek amphitheater built into a hillside and the original dairy farm for the complex.
The College of Saint Elizabeth is a stop on New Jersey Transit which provides rail transportation both east and west of Convent Station. The trains are the midtown direct line of the Morris/Essex lines.
The College of Saint Elizabeth has of eight buildings:
The classical Greek Theater is used for concerts and performances. The Shakespeare Garden, completed in 1931, and a greenhouse, built in 1911 also sit on the campus.
Athletics
The College of Saint Elizabeth teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Eagles are a member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). Women's sports include basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Men's sports include basketball, soccer, tennis and volleyball.