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{{Short description|Catholic university in New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Felician University<br/><small>The Franciscan University of New Jersey</small>
 | image                  = Iviswold2009.jpg
 | image_size             =  
 | caption                = [[Iviswold]] Castle, located on the [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]] campus
 | former_names           = Immaculate Conception Normal School (1923–1942)<br />Immaculate Conception Junior College (1942–1967)<br />Felician College (1967–2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=History & Tradition |url=https://felician.edu/about-felician-university/history-and-tradition/ |website=felician.edu |publisher=Felician University |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
 | motto                  = ''In Veritate Felicitas''
 | mottoeng               = In Truth is Happiness
 | established            = {{start date and age|1942}}
 | closed                 = 
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Felician Sisters]])
 | endowment              = $4.8 million<ref name="US News & World Report">{{cite web |title=Felician College – College Overview |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/felician-college-2610 |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=2012-11-05}}</ref>
 | president              = Mildred Mihlon (acting)
 | faculty                = 
 | administrative_staff   = 
 | students               = 
 | undergrad              = 1,775<ref name="IPEDS">{{cite web |title=Felician College – College Overview |url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=184612 |publisher=[[IPEDS]] |date=2010-07-10 }}</ref>
 | postgrad               = 334<ref name="IPEDS" />
 | doctoral               = 
 | other                  = 
 | city                   = [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and [[Rutherford, New Jersey]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | coor                   = 
 | campus                 = 
 | campus_size            = {{Convert|27|acre}}
 | free_label             = 
 | free                   = 
 | sports                 = 
 | colors                 = 
 | colours                = 
 | sports_nickname        = Golden Falcons
 | mascot                 = 
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities|AFCU]]<br/>[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]<br/>[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp |title=Member Center |publisher=naicu.edu |access-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109231238/http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp |archive-date=9 November 2015 }}</ref><br/>[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.felician.edu|felician.edu}}
 | logo                   = Felician univ logo.png
| logo_size = 200
 | footnotes              = 
}}

'''Felician University''' is a [[Private university|private]] Catholic university with two campuses in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], one in [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and one in [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]. In 2016&ndash;17 enrollment was 1,996, with undergraduates comprising around 1,626 students; 21 percent were men and 79 percent were women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Felician&s=all&id=184612|title = College Navigator - Felician University}}</ref>
== History ==

The school was founded as the Immaculate Conception [[Normal school|Normal School]] by the [[Felician Sisters]] in 1923. It has changed names several times in its history, most recently in 2015, to Felician University.

In June 2015, the [[American Association of University Professors]] (AAUP) [[List of colleges and universities censured by the American Association of University Professors|censured]] Felician College<ref>{{Cite web|title = AAUP Censures Four Administrations, Removes Another from Censure {{!}} AAUP|url = http://aaup.org/media-release/aaup-censures-four-administrations-removes-another-censure|website = aaup.org|date = 13 June 2015|access-date = 2015-06-15}}</ref> for terminating the services of several faculty members without adequate explanation, adequate notice, or an opportunity for review.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://aaup.org/sites/default/files/files/Felician%20College%20Statement.pdf|title = Felician College (New Jersey)|access-date = June 15, 2015|date = May 29, 2015|page = 2}}</ref>
==Campuses==

Located {{convert|12|mi|km}} from [[New York City]], Felician University has two locations in [[Bergen County]], New Jersey, in the towns of [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]. These campuses are about {{convert|3|mi|km}} apart, with regular shuttle service running between them throughout the day and evening. The Rutherford campus has a gymnasium and a late-night coffee shop and game room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.felician.edu/aboutfelician/index.asp?psection=location |access-date=1 May 2015 |title=Location – NYC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327055955/http://legacy.felician.edu/aboutfelician/index.asp?psection=location |archive-date=March 27, 2013 }}</ref>

The Lodi campus library occupies an International Style building, and houses print collections, sound recordings, and visual media in digital format. Three levels contain an information commons, reading room, book stacks, spaces for group as well as quiet study, and two computer laboratories. It has more than 115,000 books, 360 print periodicals, 20,000 online journals, 43,000 electronic books, and 80,000 microforms that offer strong historical and current perspectives in support of the curriculum. 

The library also provides a broad selection of online resources, of which are accessible on the campus computer network, as well as off-campus with a college network ID and password. The Curriculum Materials Library and Technology Center, located in Sammartino Hall on the Rutherford campus, collects children's literature, textbooks, curriculum guides, periodicals, and other instructional materials suitable for use in the classroom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.felician.edu/library |title=Libraries |access-date=20 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209020312/http://www2.felician.edu/library |archive-date=9 February 2014 }}</ref> An active information literacy instruction program through library liaisons begins with the Freshman Year Experience program.

==Accreditation==
The university is accredited by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]]. Specialized accreditation also exists for the nursing and teaching programs:
* [[Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education]]:
** Nursing (CNURED) – nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels	4/28/1998{{clarify|date=June 2019|reason=What are these dates?}}
** Nursing (CNURED) – nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels	4/28/1998
* Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee
** Baccalaureate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (BTEAC) – baccalaureate programs 6/29/2007 – pre-accredited
** Graduate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (GTEAC) – graduate programs	6/29/2007 – pre-accredited<ref name="Middle States Commission on Higher Education">{{cite web |title=U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences |url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=184612 |publisher=nces.ed.gov |date=2010-06-07 }}</ref>

==Undergraduate admissions==
In 2024, Felician University accepted 94% of undergraduate applicants and those enrolled had an average 3.05 high school [[Academic grading in the United States#Grade conversion|GPA]]. The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, but they will be considered when submitted. Those enrolled who submitted test scores had an average 1020 [[SAT]] score (11% submitting scores).<ref>{{cite web |title= Felician University Admission Requirements |url=https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/new-jersey/felician-college/admission/|website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} [[National Center for Education Statistics|U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=August 10, 2025}}</ref>

==Athletics==
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|+ '''Golden Falcons varsity teams'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|[[College baseball|Baseball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[College basketball|Basketball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Bowling]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Cheerleading]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Lacrosse]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
||[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[College softball|Softball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Track and field#Indoor|Track and field (indoor)]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and field (outdoor)]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Volleyball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|}

Felician University teams participate as a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]. The Golden Falcons are a member of the [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]] (CACC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer, and lacrosse. Women's sports include bowling, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, volleyball, and track & field.

The women's cross country team earned the institution's first women's conference championship by winning the 2022 CACC title.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Jerry Vasto]] (born 1992), MLB pitcher for the [[Colorado Rockies]]<ref>[http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/monmouth-news/17695-atlantic-highlands-man-selected-in-mlb-first-year-player-draft "Atlantic Highlands Man Selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142748/http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/monmouth-news/17695-atlantic-highlands-man-selected-in-mlb-first-year-player-draft |date=2018-06-12 }}, ''Atlantic Highlands Herald'', June 9, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2018. "Felician left-handed pitcher Jerry Vasto (Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Henry Hudson Regional) was chosen in the 24th Round (No. 713 overall) by the Colorado Rockies."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*[https://felicianuathletics.com/ Athletics website]
*{{coord|40.8664|-74.0946|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=inline}} – Lodi campus
*{{coord|40.8302|-74.1123|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=inline}} – Rutherford campus

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