Marywood University is a comprehensive, coeducational, Catholic university of 3,300 full-time, part-time and adult students, with over 90 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. Established in 1915 by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the university houses 1,000 resident students on a national award-winning campus considered one of the most beautiful in the northeast. Consistently ranked in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges, Marywood University offered the region's first doctoral degree programs in 1996 and is the region's leading provider of graduate education with 34 master's degree programs and 33 certificate offerings. In recent years, the university made $100 million in improvements to campus, including new athletics, residence hall, and dining facilities, and one of the finest studio arts facilities in the northeast.