College of St. Catherine

St. Catherine University is a private Catholic university for women located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. There is also a campus in Minneapolis. Enrollment is 5,246 students. With approximately 2,900 bachelor's students, it is the largest university for women in the United States. Its associate and graduate programs enroll women and men. The school was known as the College of St. Catherine until June 2009. The school's patron saint is Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Saint Paul campus of St. Catherine was founded in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It was named... for Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Minneapolis campus was founded in 1887 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as St. Mary's School of Nursing. It was renamed St. Mary's Junior College and then merged with the College of St. Catherine in 1986. The school was known as the College of St. Catherine until June 2009. The original building, Derham Hall was named for farmer Hugh Derham of Rosemount, Minnesota, who donated $20,000 to construct the building.
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