Back ساکرد هارت بیلیمیوردو AZB Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Connecticut) Spanish دانشگاه ساکرد هارت Persian Sacred Heart University LB Sacred Heart University NB Университет Святейшего Сердца Russian Sacred Heart University SIMPLE Sacred Heart University Swedish سیکرڈ ہارٹ یونیورسٹی Urdu Đại học Sacred Heart Vietnamese
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| Latin: Universitas Sacri Cordis | |
| Motto | Inspiring Minds, Unleashing Hearts |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1963 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $189.8 million (2020)[1] |
| President | John J. Petillo |
Academic staff | 802 (full-time and part-time) |
| Undergraduates | 6,524 |
| Postgraduates | 4,206 |
| Location | , United States 41°13′17″N 73°14′31″W / 41.2214°N 73.2419°W |
| Campus | Suburban, over 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Colors | Red and white[2] |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | "Big Red" the Pioneer |
| Website | www |
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Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Roman Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic university in the United States to be staffed by the laity.[3]
Sacred Heart is the second-largest Catholic university in New England, behind Boston College.[4][5] It offers more than 80 degree programs to over 8,500 students at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.[6][7]
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- ^ Sacred Heart University Logo Usage Guide (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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- ^ "Sacred Heart University". Forbes. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Sacred Heart University". bigfuture.collegeboard.org. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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