Campus address: 3600 John McCormack Road NEFounded in 1897, the
Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America resides in a state-of-the-art facility completed in 1994. It was ranked in the top 80 law schools in the country by America’s Best Graduate Schools.
The facility contains classrooms, a law library, two full courtrooms, a community legal services center, administrative and faculty offices, a kitchen and dining area, and an underground parking garage.
The law school is committed to excellence in legal education within the intellectual tradition of the Church. Giving priority to the dignity of each human person, the law school program is a standing invitation for men and women to pursue a professional calling fully informed by faith, moral inquiry, and respect for the rule of law.
The Columbus School of Law also is home to the Department of Library and Information Science and the Department of Politics.
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Department of Library and Information Science offers master's degrees in library science and in health information technology. It also offers post-master’s continuing education.
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Department of Politics offers major, minor, master’s, and doctoral programs. It provides a unique liberal arts approach to the study of politics while taking advantage of our location in the nation's capital.