College of Saint Elizabeth


Saint Elizabeth University is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts university in Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Portions of the campus are in Florham Park.
SEU has 25 undergraduate majors, 16 master's degree programs and two doctoral programs. The University also offers six combined degree programs, 10 dual degree programs and professional certificate programs in counseling, education, health care, management, ministry, nutrition and other fields.

History

The University was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and was among the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. The University's traditional undergraduate program became fully co-educational in 2016. The final class of the traditional women's college graduated in 2019. It is named for Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded the Sisters of Charity and who, after her death, was canonized as the United States' first native-born saint.

Campus

Saint Elizabeth University is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. The wooded campus is home to the classical Greek amphitheater built into a hillside and the original dairy farm for the complex.
The Convent Station of NJ Transit, located on the campus of Saint Elizabeth University, provides rail transportation both east and west of Convent Station. The trains are the midtown direct line of the Morris & Essex Lines.
Saint Elizabeth University has eight buildings:
The classical Greek Theatre is used for concerts and performances. The Shakespeare Garden, completed in 1931, and a greenhouse, built in 1911 also sit on the campus.

Athletics

Saint Elizabeth University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Eagles are a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Notable alumni