Profile:
John Carroll University (JCU) is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to developing women and men with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. Founded in 1886, JCU is one of 28 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine's top-ten rankings of Midwest regional universities for 19 consecutive years. Degree programs are offered in more than 30 major fields of the arts, social sciences, natural sciences and business at the undergraduate level, and in selected areas at the master's level.

Twenty-six buildings on sixty landscaped acres make up the Carroll campus. Wireless internet access is available to all students on campus, as are the campus Fitness Center and swimming pool. The new Dolan Center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science, and psychology, and supports initiatives to improve K-12 education and encourage technology start-ups in northeastern Ohio. JCU enrolls approximately 3,200 undergraduate students and 850 graduate students. JCU's faculty-to-student ratio is 1:14.

Locale:
The JCU campus is situated in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb ten miles east of downtown Cleveland. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, Cleveland is the heart of a thriving metropolitan area. Home to the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, a number of theatre ensembles, including the Cleveland Play House and Great Lakes Shakspeare Festival, dance companies, and a thriving film scene, Cleveland is a cultural magnet. Its lively theatre district at Playhouse Square is the country’s largest performing arts complex outside of New York City. Cleveland is also a sports town, with Major League Baseball (The Cleveland Indians), NFL Football (the Cleveland Browns), NBA Basketball (the Cleveland Cavaliers), and MISL Soccer (the Force).

Cleveland has the largest city park system in the U.S. and offers picnicking, hiking, bike trails, horseback riding, winter sports, and more. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located between Cleveland and Akron, features a wide variety of natural, cultural, and historical resources. Cleveland is a three hours’ drive from Niagara Falls and an easy half-day from Toronto. Chicago to the west and New York City to the east are both a day’s drive.

Divisions:
Colleges of Arts and Sciences (art history, biology, chemistry, classical languages [Greek, Latin], communications and theater arts, computer information systems, computer science, education [early childhood, middle childhood, adolescent/young adult, multi-age], engineering physics, English, history, humanities, mathematics, mathematics teaching, modern languages [French, German, Spanish], philosophy, physical education & exercise science, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology)

John M. and Mary Jo Boler School of Business

Accountancy*, business information systems, business logistics, economics, finance, management, marketing.

Master's level: accountancy, biology, business (MBA), communications management, community counseling, education, educational administration, school counseling, school psychology, English, history, humanities, integrated science, mathematics, nonprofit administration, religious studies

Exchange dates: Academic year: late August to mid-May; Semester 1: late August to mid-December; Semester 2: mid-January to mid-May.