Marymount University
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Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia.
History
Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. It was a member school of the Marymount colleges operated by the sisterhood in New York, California and several other states. The campus was located on the former estate of Admiral Presley Marion Rixey, Naval Surgeon General and personal physician to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley. Classes and activities were centered around the former Rixey Mansion, renamed Marymount’s "Main House".
Marymount became a four-year college in 1973, added master's degree programs in 1979, and its first doctoral program in 2004. Its first male students were admitted into the nursing program in 1972 and the college became fully coeducational and moved to university standing in 1986.
The university established the Center for Ethical Concerns in 1993. In 2002, Marymount began offering an honors track for exceptional incoming freshman and transfers. Marymount began offering its first doctoral program, the Doctor of Physical Therapy, in fall 2004.
Academics & Accreditation
The school grants associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, undergraduate and graduate certification, and pre-professional programs in teaching, law, medicine and physical therapy.
The student to faculty ratio is 13:1.
Marymount University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Campuses
Marymount's main campus is located on 21 acres in the North Arlington area of Arlington, Virginia.
Marymount's Ballston Center is 2 miles away from the main campus in Arlington and houses the School of Business Administration and the Physical Therapy program.
The Loudoun Academic Center is 19 miles from the main campus in Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Dulles Town Center.
Athletics
Marymount's teams compete in NCAA Division III in the Capital Athletic Conference.
Sports available include: Basketball (m/w), Cross-County (m/w), Golf (m), Lacrosse (m/w), Soccer (m/w), Swimming (m/w) and Volleyball (w).
During the 2001-2002 Season, the Lady Saints Basketball team made it to the Final Four, losing in the first round in Indiana.
Awards & Acknowledgements
- Recognized in The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development
External links
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