Neumann College Mission Statement:

The mission of the Unit is to provide for the wholistic development of the college community through opportunities for continued understanding and deeper appreciation of our Catholic, Franciscan mission values.

Neumann College affirms and respects the uniqueness and inherent dignity of each person and believes that the individual's spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical, and social growth complement and fulfill one another.

Neumann seeks to educate a diverse population of students in a scholarly, supportive, and caring environment.

Education at Neumann College integrates the intellectual and affective development of its students. Its programs sharpen social awareness and ethical concern. The Neumann College community reflects the spirit and values of St. Francis of Assisi by developing a sense of responsibility which fosters and respects diversity. Implicit in the College's Mission is the responsibility to offer educational programs which anticipate and respond to the changing needs of society.

About Neumann College:

Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Neumann is a private, Catholic, co-educational College in the Franciscan tradition, which emphasizes respect for individuals, concern for the environment, and social responsibility. The College offers undergraduate degrees in a broad variety of subjects, six graduate programs, and an accelerated bachelor's degree program for adults.

The College offers an education based on the concepts that knowledge, while valuable in itself, is to be used in the service of others, and that learning is a life-long process.

Neumann now fields fifteen NCAA athletic teams, is home to six performing arts groups, has three new residence halls that accommodate more than 500 students, and recently launched new programs in athletic training and criminal justice. The student-faculty ratio of 14:1 allows professors to provide the personal attention for which Neumann is famous. This expansion of programs and services, coupled with the College's commitment to first-rate academic instruction and real-world career preparation, has caused Neumann's popularity to boom in recent years.