This is a premier Catholic Jesuit institution recognized for excellence in education, research and health care. The first intstitute of higher learning west of the Mississippi, it was founded in 1818. Today, about 11,000 students are enrolled on its three campuses which include the Frost Campus at Grand & Lindell Blvds in midtown
St Louis, the Health Sciences Center one mile south on Grand Blvd, and the university's third campus in Madrid, Spain.
