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The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America is a national research university with 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students in more than 250 academic programs on a residential campus in the heart of Washington, D.C.


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Responding to the Novel Coronavirus

Classes will continue to be taught online through the end of the term, and our residence halls will remain closed.
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Reason for Hope

Red, Catholic University’s mascot, finds reason for hope in a time of uncertainty.
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Discover your calling and pursue your dreams through one of our academic programs. 
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Catholic University Offers Royalty-Free Patented Research to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

Catholic University will offer royalty-free licenses to the vaccine delivery-related patents resulting from the work of Venigalla Rao, a leading expert on viruses and vaccine development, to research teams hoping to curb the global pandemic.

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Pope Francis