Benedictine College (Atchison,KS)

Benedictine College (Atchison,KS)

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Established in 1971 as a result of a merger between St. Benedict’s College for men (founded in 1850) and Mount St. Scholastica College for Women (founded in 1923), Benedictine College is a private, coeducational, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college. The college is located on the bluffs that overlook the Missouri River in the rural town of Atchison, Kansas.

The college is strongly rooted in the Roman Catholic faith. Mass is offered four times a day and there are five designated campus areas reserved for prayer.

Benedictine has 11 residence halls, separated by gender and class ranking, where the majority of the 1700 students live. The school currently offers over 40 majors and bases its curriculum on four fundamental values, which are its sturdy pillars: Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential.

Benedictine College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

University of Kansas (Lawrence Unknown   10:44:00

The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is a public research library located in Lawrence, Kansas. Midway between Topeka and Kansas City, the 1,100-acre campus has gently nudged the encompassing city into becoming a bona fide college town. Established in 1866, the university is now the largest in the state, with an enrollment of nearly 28,000 students, most of whom attend school at the main campus in Lawrence.

In 2008, the university instituted what they call the Four-Year Tuition Compact, which fixes each student’s tuition at their incoming freshman rate for 48 months. This is a double-edged effort to curb student debt and encourage students to graduate in four years.

Besides its champion NCAA Division I team, the Jayhawks, the university is known for its flourishing debate program, which fields over 70 teams that compete at the national level—more than any other university in the country.

KU is ranked #47 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the Best Public Universities in the United States.

The University of Kansas is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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