DeSales University

A medium-sized, private, four-year Catholic university with a Salesian mission administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.

DeSales University
DeSales University (photo: Register Files / DeSales University)

2755 Station Ave.
Center Valley, PA 18034
(877) 4-DESALES

Enrollment:  1,736

DeSales University Website

The Institution:

  • President’s Oath (N/A)
  • Catholic Board
  • Catholic Faculty 
  • Mandatum Required
  • Theologians’ Oath

Campus Culture:

  • Mass and Confession
  • Speakers Vetted
  • Unobjectionable Clubs
  • No Coed Dorms *
  • Health Services Okay

School’s Comments:

Faculty: The university does not have those statistics. 

Dorms: Some DeSales residence halls do house both genders, separated by wing or floor. Access to these areas is limited by proximity card access; opposite genders cannot access each other’s areas without being escorted as a guest during normal visitation hours.

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‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis