Sacred Heart University, the second largest Catholic university in New England, was founded in 1963 by the Most…More Reverend Walter F. Curtis, Bishop of Bridgeport.</p> <p>SHU is set on 65 acres on Park Avenue at the Fairfield and Bridgeport border and it has 6,000 students - 3,520 full-time undergraduates, 754 part-time undergraduates and 1,684 graduate students.</p> <p>SHU  has four distinct colleges - Arts & Sciences, Education & Health Professionals, University College and the John F. Welch College of Business. The university offers more than 40 degree programs on the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.</p> <p>SHU has 31 Division 1 athletic teams and 18 club sports teams.</p> <p>Tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University in 2009-10 totaled $30,295, plus $11,684 room and board. Financial aid is available.</p>