📍134 Christendom Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630

📞(800) 877-5456

🌐 Christendom College Website

No. of Students: 550

No. of Majors/Areas of Study: 8 majors and 11 minors

Mandatum: Yes

Daily or Weekly Eucharistic Adoration: Yes; daily Eucharistic adoration, along with a monthly night of all-night Eucharistic adoration

Places Where Students Can Study Abroad: Students can spend a semester of their junior year studying in Rome, and they can also spend three weeks in the summer studying in Ireland as part of the St. Columcille Institute.

Annual Cost of Tuition: $29,400

Typical % of students who receive scholarships and/or typical amount of financial aid: 98% of students

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 15:1

Athletics Division: USCAA, National Collegiate Rugby

Acceptance Rate: 83%

On-campus-living requirement: All full-time students are required to live on campus, except for students who live with their parents locally or are given an exemption from the director of residence life.

% of students who live on campus: 90%

Why Christendom

Christendom College has been providing one of the most rigorous, Catholic liberal arts educations in the nation for nearly 50 years. In complete faithfulness to the magisterium, the college helps its students learn the truth, live the faith, and thrive as Catholics in a supportive and Christ-centered culture dedicated to preparing them to go into the world and restore all things in Christ. 

The Institution:

• President’s Oath
• Catholic Board
• Catholic Faculty
• Mandatum Required
• Theologians’ Oath

Campus Culture: 

• Mass, confession and adoration daily
• Faithfully Catholic speakers
• All clubs must adhere to the student code of conduct and be approved first by the Department of Student Life.
• All residence halls are single-sex and there is no intervisitation.
• On-campus nurse and counseling.
• 100+ official activities take place each year, ranging      from theater, performance, intramurals, music, debate, swing dance and competitions to pro-life efforts, etc.

School’s Comments:

The Institution:

• All Faculty Take Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium
• Catholic Board
• Catholic Faculty
• 2.5 Year Integrated Core Curriculum
• Emphasis on Summa of St. Thomas Aquinas

Campus Culture: 

• Vibrant Campus Life, with Leadership, Athletic, and Extracurricular Opportunities 
• Study-Abroad Opportunities in Rome and Ireland 
• Unique Four-Year Career Development Course, that contributes to a 99.2% post-graduation success rate.
• Personalized Experience; Education on a Humane Scale

Additional Comments:

Institution: Since 1977, Christendom College has been offering a time-tested and rigorous Catholic liberal arts education that develops the student’s intellect in such a powerful way that they graduate with the ability to master any subject — no matter how complex the vocational calling. In complete faithfulness to the magisterium, the college has been giving its students the opportunity to learn the truth, live the faith, and thrive as Catholics. They are being given the education and the tools they need to become leaders in society, as they work to fulfill the college’s mission of “restoring all things in Christ.” Our curriculum and committed faculty are complemented by a culture of unmatched personal attention, helping each student discern and develop his academic and vocational goals. Our students thrive in a vibrantly Catholic culture dedicated to personally helping them realize their potential and become the great men and women God has called them to be. Christendom is not merely a curriculum of courses — it is an organic way of life and culture that helps the whole person mature in wisdom, virtue and ability and prepares them to work as lay apostles seeking to make the culture more Christocentric.

Campus Culture: All courses taught from distinctly Catholic worldview; 99% of student body population is Catholic. There is daily Mass, confession and adoration; vibrant campus life with leadership, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities; study-abroad opportunities in Rome and Ireland; and no residence hall intervisitation.

What is Christendom most known for? Christ the King Chapel. The campus community is intentionally small enough so that Christ can be at the very center of everything at Christendom, and the Chapel is an outward symbol of that devotion. It’s important for people to know that there is a place where Christ truly does reign.

Nearest town with student life and/or top destination for student fun or most popular campus activities: Christendom is nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley near the town of Front Royal, Virginia. The campus’ proximity to Shenandoah National Park, historic Skyline Drive, and the Shenandoah River mean there are a surplus of outdoor activities available to students. On campus, Christendom is known for its vibrantly Catholic culture, especially at popular events such as St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas Formal, and Spring Formal. The college’s Catholic identity is also outwardly expressed in the Salve Regina being prayed by the student body after all events and in the college’s new botafumiero at Christ the King Chapel — the largest in the world — which swings on select major liturgical feast days. 

Student Testimony: Ignatius Birdsall ’28: “I have a great love for my fellow students at Christendom, in whom I have found lifelong friends and who are united in building a genuinely Catholic culture — a culture of community, fascinating conversations, deep thinking, dance, sports, music, and a continual worship of God.”