It rests on a 300 acre campus, with its own lake (Jovita) first class golf course, indoor/outdoor olympic size swimming pools, baseball,soccer fields, baskeball courts and other sports facilities (NCAA Member), state of the art library and student services, all housing (dormitory) enjoy the latest and most updated technological amenities for their students.
A Roman-Catholic University, founded by the Bennedictine Order in 1883 (1889 received its Charter by the State of Florida). The University was opened by the order of Pope Leo, to ensure that students in Florida and the south east could obtain a traditional European/Roman Catholic education.
The university, which is one of the nation's largest and oldest Catholic institutions of higer learning offers Associate, Bachelor and Masters degrees in the Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, Classics, as well as Pre-Professional (Medicine and Law).
This fully accredited institution has membership with various organizations and is a leader in their Business, Pre-Medicine, Criminology programmes.
Famous Alumni include the late Hollywood Movie Star Lee Marvin, two Presidents, high court judges, prominent members of the bar, state political figure heads, prominent business leaders such as presidents/vice presidents of companies such as Bank of America, New York Yankees, high ranking Generals in the Armed Services, Police, Fire Chiefs and Sheriffs, Prominent Physicians, Members of the Diplomatic Corps etc.
Saint Leo University University Campus Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665 WWW.saintleo.edu