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Founded in 1886, John Carroll University is a private Jesuit institution that offers its 3,000 undergraduates the opportunity to study in 60
Founded in 1886, John Carroll University is a private Jesuit institution that offers its 3,000 undergraduates the opportunity to study in 60
This “incredibly welcoming” and “very inclusive” community is “full of genuinely kind people.” The campus is “predominately white and of European descent” and, being a Catholic institution, “a large portion of the student body relates with a religious or spiritual identity.” Regardless of a student’s beliefs, the school’s religious values seem wellrepresented, with reports of “a lot of selflessness” and a suggestion that each student “embodies the Jesuit tradition of being with and for others.” This also enables a culture of collaboration at JCU, where “innovative ideas are constantly bouncing from student to student.” It helps that the campus’s size “allows for everyone to know each other,” especially “great if you want to make an impact or be known around campus.” As an undergrad puts it, when “every face is a friendly face…that makes it feel like home.”
Located in the “safe, peaceful residential neighborhood” of University Heights just 10 miles outside of Cleveland, students like to “gather outside to do homework and appreciate our beautiful campus,” and nature lovers enjoy “hiking through Cuyahoga Valley National Park or simply hammocking between two sturdy stumps.” That said, the “very involved” campus culture—23 Division III sports, numerous intramurals, a “very popular” renovated gym, and more than 90 student organizations—tends to leave “little free time for most students” during the week, and many can be found studying in the library during the day. Weekends may involve trips to downtown Cleveland or participating in some of the “random weekend events that sometimes happen, like mini golf in the gym.”
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