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About Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University is a Catholic University located in Fairfield, which is a town in Fairfield County, in the US state of Connecticut, with a population of nearly 57 400 inhabitants, estimated during the 2000 census. According to Money Magazine (2006), Fairfield is the 9th ` best place to live` in USA and the best place to live in the Northeast.

Sacred Heart University, often referred to as simply SHU, was founded in 1963, by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, being established in order to provide affordable, quality education for the community residents. The university offers today, more than 40 degree educational programs, to more than 6000 students, at master’s, bachelor’s and doctoral levels, through its 4 colleges: John F. Welch College of Business, College of Arts & Sciences, University College and College of Education and Health Professions.

SHU has been highly ranked by various important magazines, over the years, such as the U.S.News & World Report, according to which the university is among `America’s Best Colleges` or the Princeton Review, which placed SHU among `The Best 371 Colleges`. The university offers its students international experiences, through abroad study programs, including in Italy, Spain, Bermuda and the Bahamas, in addition to the quality education given.

The athletic teams from SHU are known as The Pioneers, who compete in NCAA’s Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) Atlantic Hockey, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA). Nearly 800 of the university's students participate in the 31 athletic teams from SHU (17 women's and 14 men's), and more than 500 students are members of 23 club sports.