Lourdes University

Lourdes University is a Catholic and Franciscan institution established in 1958 by the Sisters of St. Francis. Offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, Lourdes is known for its quality academic programs and personalized attention afforded to students. Located in Sylvania, Ohio within the Great Lakes region of the United States, Lourdes students appreciate the safe and beautiful 127-acre suburban campus.

Accredited by nine national and regional academic organizations, Lourdes students can choose to major in several programs in arts and sciences, business and leadership, social sciences and nursing. The robust liberal arts education and Franciscan-inspired service learning requirement ensures students receive a holistic education that prepares them for professional and personal success.

Hallmarks of the Lourdes University campus life experience are our unique apartment-style on-campus housing, and excellent student life and campus ministry programs. A member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Lourdes University plays 12 sports across 19 men’s and women’s Gray Wolves teams.

With a proven record of preparing graduates for personal and professional success, more than 90 percent of Lourdes business, education, social work and nursing graduates who pass state-administered exams secure employment in their profession or gain acceptance into graduate school within six months of graduation. Lourdes University graduates are successful business leaders, educators, nurses, social workers and professionals across the U.S. and abroad.

Lourdes University, rooted in Catholic and Franciscan traditions, provides a values-centered education that enriches lives and advances academic excellence through the integration of the liberal arts and professional studies.

Lourdes University is first and foremost a community because community is fundamental to the Franciscan tradition. As a Franciscan institution, the Lourdes community acknowledges and celebrates its relationship to God, to self, to others, to all of creation. The mission of Lourdes is carried out in the context of a community that begins on the Lourdes campus among students, faculty, and staff and flows outward to embrace the religious and civic communities whom we engage. As a community, Lourdes is called to grow, to be hospitable and inclusive, and to be a community of peacemakers and justice seekers.

Lourdes is a community of learning. In the Franciscan tradition, the love of learning stems from a desire to grow in our understanding of God, of creation, and of each other. The quest for truth, understanding, and excellence in academic disciplines allows for growth and transformation to take place both in ourselves and in the world around us.

Lourdes is a community of reverence. Reverence recognizes and respects the dignity and worth of each human person and all creation. Reverence takes us beyond tolerance and calls us to treasure the diversity of the human family with its various races, cultures and traditions.

Lourdes is a community of service. The Franciscan tradition is intimately tied to service. The members of the community challenge one another to cultivate a spirit of gratitude, to be mindful of those who feel unconnected and who are in need, and to develop and share our gifts with the broader community.

Recognizing that the diverse expressions within the human family enrich the learning and life of our community, Lourdes University, as a Catholic institution, is committed to nurturing an atmosphere that engages students, faculty, and staff in a dynamic exploration of a broad spectrum of ideas and cultures that leads to a multidimensional understanding of the world.

Lourdes University fosters an intellectual community enriched by the full range and depth of human experience where diverse voices and viewpoints are represented. Lourdes University reflects its Franciscan values of community, learning, reverence, and service through initiatives that include professional, pedagogical, and student development, as well as community events, which actively promote and support a diverse population.

Enroll in a community that values each individual and encourages every student to recognize his or her unique potential for contribution. A Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition, Lourdes University proudly delivers a quality and challenging undergraduate and graduate education.

Ninety-seven percent of Lourdes University undergraduate studentsreceive some form of financial assistance. Our admissions representatives and financial aid experts are committed to helping you find the best financial solutions for your education.

The Counseling Services office located in The Sophia Center on campus, is available to all registered students. Counseling Services offers individual counseling, support services, resource information, and referral assistance for community services in areas such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, adjustment issues, self esteem, parenting concerns, personal relationships, eating disorders, stress management, and personal health issues, to name a few.

Lourdes University is committed to providing students with a wide range of support programs/services to assist students in being successful. We believe student success is holistic and students develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, ethically, physically, and spiritually as “whole persons.” Lourdes University’s Dash Grant (Emergency Aid Program) provides assistance to students at risk of dropping out of college due to unexpected financial emergencies. This assistance was created to help students stay in college and meet their educational goals, ultimately, securing a better financial future.