Cardinal Stritch University

Cardinal Stritch University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that help students develop new skills, gain career-related experience, and build professional networks. Stritch is known as an excellent choice for studying the arts, business, education, leadership, liberal arts, nursing, and the sciences. Students with diverse faith and cultural backgrounds are invited to embrace and live our core Franciscan values of creating a caring community, showing compassion, reverencing creation and making peace. With more than 33,000 alumni, our graduates are known for their roles at nonprofits, schools, small companies, health care organizations, corporations, and entrepreneurial ventures. Through education, academic support, mentoring, and career opportunities, we help students find their mission in life.

Undergraduate programs at Stritch are open to men and women who have a high school education or equivalent, transfer credits or prior learning. Applicants are accepted for admission on the basis of past achievements and demonstrated ability to succeed in university work. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis, but early application is recommended. Programs in the College of Business and Management have additional admission criteria.