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{{Short description|Catholic college in Aston, Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Neumann University
 | former_names           = Our Lady of Angels College (1965–1980)<br />Neumann College (1980–2009)
 | image                  = Neumann University seal.png
 | image_size             = 150
|accreditation = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | motto                  = ''Veritas, Caritas'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = "Truth, Charity"
 | established            = {{start date and age|1965}}
|founder = [[Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia]]
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Third Order of Saint Francis|Franciscan]])
 | enrollment             = 2244 undergraduates<ref>https://explore.neumann.edu/hubfs/Fact%20Sheet%202024%20(1).pdf?hsLang=en</ref>
 | endowment              = $28 million (2016)<ref name="Factsheet">[https://www.neumann.edu/about/FactSheet2016-2017.pdf Fact Sheet 2016-2017], Neumann University.</ref>
 | president              = Chris E. Domes
 | city                   = [[Aston, Pennsylvania|Aston]]
 | state                  = Pennsylvania
 | country                = United States
|campus = Large suburb<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Neumann&s=all&id=214272|title=IPEDS - Neumann University}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{Convert|133|acre}}
 | colors                 = Navy, gold and white<br />{{color box|103D6B}} {{color box|gold}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
|mascot = Knight
 | sports_nickname        = Knights<ref name="Factsheet"/>
 | sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]<ref name="Factsheet"/> - [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East]]<ref name="Factsheet"/>|[[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]]<ref name="Factsheet"/>}}
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]|[[Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities|AFCU]]|[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.neumann.edu/|neumann.edu}}
 | logo                   = Neumann univ logo.png
| logo_size = 200
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''NeuPress''
}}

'''Neumann University''' is a [[Private university|private]] Catholic university in [[Aston, Pennsylvania]], United States.  It is sponsored by the [[Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia]].

==History==
The roots of Neumann University began in 1855 when Bishop (later Saint) John Neumann approved the request of Anna Maria Boll Bachmann to start a religious community of Franciscan Sisters in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.neumann.edu/mission/heritage/osfphila.asp|title=Mission and Ministry - Founders and Sponsors - The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia|first=Neumann|last=University|website=neumann.edu}}</ref>  Over the course of the next century, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia grew to the point where they needed a college to assist in their mission of educating and caring for the people in southeastern Pennsylvania and beyond.<ref name="auto3"/>  Neumann University was founded as '''Our Lady of Angels College''' with 115 female students in 1965 by the [[Third Order of St. Francis|Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia]]. The name was changed to '''Neumann College''' in 1980 in honor of Saint [[John Neumann]], a former [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia|Bishop of Philadelphia]].<ref name="History">[https://www.neumann.edu/about/history_mission.asp History], Neumann University; updated February 10, 2014.</ref>

Neumann admitted its first male undergraduate students in 1980.<ref name="History"/> The college was granted approval to offer its first doctoral program (the [[Doctor of Physical Therapy|Doctorate in Physical Therapy]]) in 2004 and its second doctoral program (an Ed.D. in educational leadership) in 2005. Neumann achieved university status from the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]] in 2009, thus becoming Neumann University.<ref name="History"/>

On June 30, 2021, Chris Everett Domes, Neumann's president, and Mary Kathryn Dougherty, congregational minister of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, signed an agreement of sale for the university to purchase Our Lady of Angels Convent, three smaller buildings, and 63 acres from the sisters, the congregation that founded the university in 1965. The land is adjacent to the university's campus, which almost doubled in size (from 70 acres to 133) with the sale.

==Academics==
[[Image:Neumann College Abessinio Building 3000px.jpg|thumb|left|The Rocco A. Abessinio Building]]
Neumann University is made up of three academic schools: the School of Business, the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.neumann.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs|title=Undergraduate Programs - Neumann University|first=Neumann|last=University|website=neumann.edu}}</ref> Neumann offers graduate degrees in education, educational leadership, physical therapy, clinical mental health counseling, accounting, nursing, business, sport business, athletic training, organizational leadership, and clinical laboratory science. Some programs are offered online.

Neumann University has been expanding into the health care field by introducing new concentrations such as pre-Physical Therapy, pre-Occupational Therapy, pre-Athletic Training as well as introducing a new Health Sciences Major with tracks in exercise physiology and strength and conditioning.<ref name="auto" /> All of these new concentrations are housed in Neumann's Health Science Center.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.neumann.edu/about/news/news16-17/healthcenter.asp|title=News/Events - Neumann University to Build Health Sciences Center|website=neumann.edu}}</ref> In 2017, about 49% of undergraduate students were white, 31% were black, and 9% were Hispanic. About 65% of undergraduate students at the university were female.<ref name="neumann.edu">{{Cite web |url=https://www.neumann.edu/about/FactSheet2017-2018.pdf |title=Fact Sheet 2017&ndash;2018|website=neumann.edu|access-date=2018-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317040245/https://www.neumann.edu/about/FactSheet2017-2018.pdf |archive-date=2018-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of fall 2017, about 60% of undergraduates were from [[Pennsylvania]], 16% were from [[New Jersey]], and 18% were from [[Delaware]].<ref name="neumann.edu"/>

==Athletics==
[[File:Neumann knights wmark.png|thumb|left|Neumann Knights wordmark]]
[[File:CNU Christopher Newport Univ. Newport News Virginia men soccer Neumann Univ. Knights College Aston Township Pennsylvania PA (21204265112).jpg|thumb|Neumann Knights men's soccer game vs [[Christopher Newport Captains|Christopher Newport]]]]
Neumann University is a member of the [[Atlantic East Conference]] as well as the [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference]] (UCHC). It competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division III.<ref name="Factsheet"/> In 2009 Neumann University's men's ice hockey team won the NCAA Division III National Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neumannathletics.com/news/2009/3/21/MIH_0321094103.aspx|title=Men's Ice Hockey National Champions|website=Neumann University Athletics|date=27 June 2023 }}</ref> In the summer of 2012, Neumann University constructed the Mirenda Center, a 72,000 square foot athletic complex which houses an indoor track, NCAA Division III regulation basketball court, dance studios, student lounges, a classroom, weight and cardio rooms as well as the Center for Sport Spirituality and Character Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neumann.edu/about/conferencing.asp|title=Conferencing and Facilities Rental |website=neumann.edu}}</ref>

Neumann sponsors 13 women's athletic teams and 10 men's teams.<ref name="History"/>  In addition to the 23 varsity teams, Neumann University also has a very active club sports roster which includes baseball, basketball, cheer leading, a dance team, ice hockey, roller hockey as well as men's and women's rugby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neumannathletics.com/index.aspx?path=club&tab=clubsports|title=Neumann Athletics - Club Sports |website=neumannathletics.com}}</ref>  Most recently, Neumann University has won four national championships, including back-to-back Division 1 titles in 2015 and 2016, as part of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCHRA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neumannathletics.com/news/2016/4/9/club-sports-rh-claims-back-to-back-national-championship.aspx|title=Roller Hockey Claims Second Consecutive National Championship|website=Neumann University Athletics|date=6 March 2023 }}</ref>

==Campus==
At Neumann University, there are four residence halls: three on-campus "Living and Learning Centers" plus one nearby apartment complex leased for student housing known as the Buoni Building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.neumann.edu/life/residence_life/ |title=Neumann University |access-date=2018-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318055748/https://www.neumann.edu/life/residence_life/ |archive-date=2018-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Students are also housed in a nearby convent alongside nuns.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://6abc.com/neumann-university-sisters-of-saint-francis-philadelphia-students-and-one-roof/12694659/ | title=College students and Catholic sisters live side-by-side at Neumann University | date=12 January 2023 }}</ref>

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==External links==
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