Why are jesuit colleges highly regarded?

Marcie123
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:29:34 +0000

We are Jewish and just toured a Jesuit college for my D. From an educational perspective, the Jesuit philosophy aligns with hers- social justice, educating the whole person, emphasizing the liberal arts. She would be happy taking religion classes as she enjoys learning things different from her own background. However, she’s not sure if she would be comfortable with the religious symbols on the buildings and in the classrooms. Also, the student body is very homogenous and she wants a diverse campus. Not sure if that’s the case at all Jesuit schools or just this one. We are going to tour one more Jesuit college in a few weeks so it’ll be interesting to see if she has the same reaction.

I personally found it interesting that the Jesuits built their colleges in or near major cities because of the service they do in the cities.