Caldwell University

Caldwell is a private, Catholic university located in Caldwell, New Jersey. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The University offers over 50 undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctoral program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Caldwell is also a leader in ABA, a scientific discipline known to help children with autism spectrum disorders.

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August 10, 1939
Caldwell College Incorporation
Caldwell University was founded as a Catholic liberal arts college by the Sisters of Saint Dominic. Under the leadership of Mother M. Joseph Dunn, O.P., with the approval of the Most Reverend Thomas Joseph Walsh, Archbishop of Newark, who became its first president. The college was incorporated on August 10, 1939. It was an institution of higher learning for women under the laws of the State of New Jersey and empowered to grant degrees.
1974
Fine Arts Degree
Caldwell College became the first institution in New Jersey to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
1985
Co-Educational
The Board of Trustees of the College voted to make Caldwell fully co-educational.
2021
Grant Funding
Caldwell University received a historic $4,979,840 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2021 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Articulation Program. The grant funding was awarded to benefit Hispanic and low-income students who are planning for careers in science, math and computer science.