A small-sized college based in Steubenville,
Ohio. Known to be one of the last genuine Catholic universities standing in
America, the overwhelming majority of Franciscan University students embody the traditional Roman Catholic lifestyle.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranks in the top tier of private universities in U.S. World & Report's Guide to the Best Schools in
America.
The university is widely known in the
Ohio area to be supportive of pro-life ideology. In fact, the college is closed for one day each year in respect for the Pro-Life March in Washington,
D.C., in which many Franciscan students take bus rides to in order to participate.