Sacred Heart University

With a antiquity of educating students for the last 55 years, Sacred Heart University (SHU) in Connecticut is a Catholic, privately-owned institute that has a focus on degrees in the liberal arts, business, healthcare, education, communication, computer science, and engineering. The University is continually growing, introducing 8 new buildings in the last 4 years. In fact, the campus lately doubled in size after securing the former world headquarters of nearby company, General Electric. This added campus houses the academic programmes for business, education, and computer science (computer engineering, computer gaming and cybersecurity). The campus even has its very own hotel, supplying internships for students learning a Bachelor in Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management.

With a 13:1 student to faculty ratio, students can suppose lots of one-to-one attention from their professors, who are often chiefs in their field. Instruction quality at SHU is of a high level, evinced by the institutions ranking in Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges: 2018'. SHU's sports grou... Read more

With a antiquity of educating students for the last 55 years, Sacred Heart University (SHU) in Connecticut is a Catholic, privately-owned institute that has a focus on degrees in the liberal arts, business, healthcare, education, communication, computer science, and engineering. The University is continually growing, introducing 8 new buildings in the last 4 years. In fact, the campus lately doubled in size after securing the former world headquarters of nearby company, General Electric. This added campus houses the academic programmes for business, education, and computer science (computer engineering, computer gaming and cybersecurity). The campus even has its very own hotel, supplying internships for students learning a Bachelor in Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management.

With a 13:1 student to faculty ratio, students can suppose lots of one-to-one attention from their professors, who are often chiefs in their field. Instruction quality at SHU is of a high level, evinced by the institutions ranking in Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges: 2018'. SHU's sports groups play at the highest level of college sport ñ NCAA Division 1. This provides new students the opportunity to get engaged in American school spirit by applauding on their classmates in the stadium or by enlisting one of the teams themselves. They can also get engaged in a variety of other ways, such as the marching band or theatre.

The University holds award-winning halls of residence, including one which started in 2016 that features a computer gaming competition theatre and a fitness studio, and another hall which opened in January 2018 that features a Game Room so that students have a lot to do in their free time. SHU has a strong track record of assisting students into their future profession too, with 95% of graduates in employment or further study just one year after the achievement of their degree. A selection of scholarships, up to USD 17,500, are available for undergraduate students.

At Sacred Heart University, some kind of need-based financial support is obtained by 64 percent of full-time undergraduates and the total need-based scholarship or grant award is $18,140.