DeSales University
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| Established | 1961 |
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| Type | Private Catholic |
| President | Rev. Bernard O'Connor |
| Faculty | 92 |
| Students | 2,499 |
| Undergraduates | 1,561 |
| Location | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Affiliations | Oblates of St. Francis de Sales |
| Website | www.desales.edu |
DeSales University is a private Catholic university for men and women, located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Before 2001, it was known as Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales.
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[edit] Affiliation
DeSales is a private, four-year Catholic university for men and women administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.
[edit] Accreditations
DeSales is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the National League for Nursing. The Physician Assistant Program also holds accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP). DeSales is also a member of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, which offers cross-registration and interlibrary loan with Cedar Crest, Lafayette, Moravian, and Muhlenberg Colleges, and Lehigh University.
[edit] Athletics
DeSales has sixteen athletic teams. They compete in the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MAC) and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC). Men's teams include: basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, cross country, golf, and track. Women's teams include: basketball, volleyball, tennis, cross country, soccer, softball, field hockey, and track.
