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{{Short description|Catholic university in  Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.}}
{{For|the now-defunct Kentucky women's college|Kentucky College for Women}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Caldwell University
 | latin_name             = Sigilum Universitatis Caldwellensis
 | image                  = The_seal_of_Caldwell_University.png
| image_size = 150
 | caption                = 
 | motto                  = [[Sapientia]] et Scientia
 | mottoeng               = Wisdom and Knowledge
 | established            = August 10, 1939
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Dominican Order|Dominican]])
 | president              = Jeffrey D. Senese, Ph.D
 | students               = 2,200
 | city                   = [[Caldwell, New Jersey]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | coordinates            = {{coord|40.834|-74.273|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Suburban
 | campus_size            = {{Convert|70|acre}}
 | former_names           = Caldwell College for Women (1939–1986)<br /> Caldwell College (1986–2014)
 | sports                 = 
 | colors                 = {{color box|red}}{{color box|gold}} Red and gold
 | sports_nickname        = Cougars
 | mascot                 = Cooper the Cougar<ref>[https://mascothalloffame.com/mascots/cooper-the-cougar/ Cooper the Cougar], [[Mascot Hall of Fame]]. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref>
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]<br />[[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]]<br />[[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]<br />[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accunet.org/files/public/~ACCU%20Members%20List(1).pdf|title=ACCU Member Institutions|access-date=26 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191013/http://www.accunet.org/files/public/~ACCU%20Members%20List%281%29.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
 | website                = {{url|https://www.caldwell.edu/|caldwell.edu}}
 | logo                   = Caldwell University logo.png
 | logo_size              = 200
 | footnotes              = 
}}

'''Caldwell University''' is a [[Private university|private]] Catholic university in [[Caldwell, New Jersey]], United States. Founded in 1939 by the [[Sisters of St. Dominic]], the university is accredited by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]], chartered by the State of New Jersey, and registered with the Regents of the [[University of the State of New York]]. Caldwell offers 25 undergraduate and 30 graduate programs, including doctoral, master's, certificate, and certification programs, as well as online and distance learning options.

==History==
In 2013, Caldwell College received approval for university status and changed its name to Caldwell University on July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/education/2013/12/caldwell_college_gains_univers.html|title=Caldwell College gains university status, will change name next year|date=11 December 2013 |access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> In 2020 Caldwell University was designated by the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]] as a [[Hispanic-Serving Institution]] (HSI).<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Caldwell |date=2020-04-09 |title=Caldwell University is Designated an Hispanic Serving Institution |url=https://www.caldwell.edu/caldwell-university-is-designated-an-hispanic-serving-institution/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Caldwell University |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Campus==
The university is located in suburban New Jersey, and it is about 20 miles from Manhattan.  It is on a seventy-acre campus along [[County Route 506 (New Jersey)|Essex County Route 506]] (Bloomfield Avenue) and shares the land with the [[Dominican Order|Sisters of St. Dominic]]'s Caldwell convent and [[Mount Saint Dominic Academy]], an all-girls Catholic high school. The Sisters also operate [[Saint Dominic Academy]] in nearby [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and Lacordaire Academy in Upper Montclair.

==Athletics==
The Department of Athletics oversees all athletic programs at the university. Caldwell University teams participate as a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]. The Cougars are a member of the [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]] (CACC).

In fall of 2019, Caldwell University launched an eSports program as a member of the ECAC. The inaugural team will compete in the games of Overwatch and League of Legends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caldwell.edu/esports|title=Caldwell University eSports League|website=Caldwell University, New Jersey|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> At the same time, Caldwell University will also launch a B.S. in e-Sports Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/caldwells/caldwell-university-launches-e-sports-degree-program|title=Caldwell University Launches 'E-Sports' Degree Program|date=2019-05-01|website=Caldwells, NJ Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Caldwell Cougars|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Caldwell Cougars|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
|-
| Baseball  || Acrobatics and tumbling
|-
| Basketball || Basketball 
|-
| Cross country || Bowling   
|-
| Lacrosse || Cross country
|- 
| Soccer || Lacrosse
|-
| Sprint football || Soccer
|-
| Track and field || Softball
|-
| || Track and field
|-
| || Volleyball
|-
! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Caldwell Cougars|border=1|color= white }}"| {{center|Co-ed sports}}
|-
| colspan=2| {{center|e-sports}}
|}

==Notable alumni==
{{Category see also|Caldwell University alumni}}
Alumni of Caldwell University include:
* [[Bill Brennan (activist)|Bill Brennan]], activist and politician.<ref>[[Mike Kelly (journalist)|Kelly, Mike]]. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2016/11/29/kelly-man-who-wants-send-christie-jail/94357502/ "Kelly: The man who wants to send Christie to jail"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 29, 2016. Accessed February 22, 2018. "Brennan left the Teaneck Fire Department in 2006. He says he used some of the money he won to put himself through Caldwell College and then Seton Hall Law School."</ref>
* [[Jane Burgio]] (1922–2005), politician who served as [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]] and as a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>[http://nutleyhalloffame.nutleypubliclibrary.org/2007-burgio/ 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee, Jane Grey Burgio], Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Ms. Burgio was born in Nutley at 169 Highfield Lane. She was the granddaughter of Abram Blum, the first Mayor of Nutley under the Commission form of government adopted in 1912. She graduated from Nutley High School in 1940 and attended the Display Institute in New York City, the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, Caldwell College, and Essex County College."</ref>
* [[Mary Jo Codey]] (born 1955), wife of former Governor [[Richard Codey]].<ref>Mansnerus, Laura. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/29/nyregion/choosing-her-fights-while-she-can.html "Choosing Her Fights, While She Can"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 29, 2005. Accessed February 21, 2018. "She met Mr. Codey when she was 19, a freshman at Caldwell College, and he was, at 28, already in the General Assembly."</ref>
* [[Beth Fowler]] (born 1940), actress.<ref>Klein, Alvin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/nyregion/theater-a-musical-powerhouse-returns-to-the-stage.html "Theater; A Musical Powerhouse Returns to the Stage"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 26, 2000. Accessed February 22, 2018. "Ms. Fowler was born in Jersey City, moved to Rutherford, attended Caldwell College, lived in Glen Rock when she was a teacher and in a studio apartment in Teaneck before she married."</ref>
* [[Arline Friscia]], politician who served as a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1996 to 2002, where she represented the [[19th Legislative District (New Jersey)|19th Legislative District]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004255/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/friscia.htm Assemblywoman Arline M. Friscia], [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 22, 1998. Accessed June 3, 2010.</ref>
* [[Mary Jo Kopechne]] (1940–1969), who drowned while riding as a passenger in a car driven by [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy|Edward M. Kennedy]].<ref>Kashatus, William C. [http://citizensvoice.com/arts-living/remembering-mary-jo-1.1916720 "Remembering Mary Jo"], ''[[The Citizens' Voice]]'', July 26, 2015. Accessed February 21, 2015. "
Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to 'ask what you can do for your country,' Mary Jo Kopechne took a job with the Lay Apostolate, a kind of Catholic Peace Corps, after her graduation from Caldwell College in New Jersey in 1962."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://caldwellathletics.com/ Athletics website]

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