Caldwell College is a Catholic, co-educational, four-year liberal arts institution, committed to intellectual rigor, individual attention, and the ethical values of the Judaeo-Christian academic tradition.

Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, the College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities, chartered by the State of New Jersey, and registered with the Regents of the University of the State of New York.

Located on a 70-acre wooded campus in a quiet suburban community 20 miles from Manhattan, Caldwell provides a serene and secure environment, conducive to study and learning.

Caldwell College offers a student/faculty ratio of 13 to 1, small classes and individualized attention. Professors know their students by name, challenge them to strive for excellence, and provide the support needed to achieve it. This close relationship between faculty and students also leads to a spirit of camaraderie throughout the campus community.

Caldwell offers 28 majors of study, each supported by fully-qualified faculty and up-to-date facilities. Students can choose from BA, BS, and BFA programs in the arts and sciences, education, psychology, business, and communications. Teaching certification can be earned in elementary education or in a variety of K-12 and secondary subjects. The College also has a number of affiliation programs with other colleges, universities, and medical schools allowing students to save time and money while earning multiple degrees.

Approximately half of the approximately 2,300 men and women currently enrolled at Caldwell are adults pursuing degrees part-time. The Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies meets the academic needs of the College’s adult students. The center provides adult learners, in undergraduate or graduate programs, with excellence in teaching, caring academic support, and learning options that work with their busy lives.

The College launched its first Ph.D. program in Fall 2009, when it began offering a doctoral program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). This is the first doctoral program in ABA in the state of the New Jersey. ABA is a well developed scientific discipline that is best known for its proven ability to greatly help children with autism spectrum disorder.

Master's degrees are offered in Applied Behavior Analysis, a highly effective treatment for Autism (ABA), art therapy, business administration (accounting, nonprofit management), counseling psychology (art therapy, mental health counseling, school counseling), curriculum and instruction ( special education, supervisor certification), educational administration, pastoral ministry (church administration), and special education (general teacher and certification, learning disabilities). Educational administration is also offered in a fast-track Off-Campus Leadership Development Program. Post-master’s programs are available in educational principal’s and supervisor’s certification, professional counselor licensing, art therapy, school counseling and Director of School Counseling.

Combined bachelor’s-master’s programs are available to qualified students in art therapy, business, psychology, school counseling, and theology.

Caldwell extends up to a 25% tuition discount to educators with religious-affiliated schools or individuals working in pastoral ministry, as well as various other discounts to members of the Dominican Order, Caldwell College alumni, law enforcement personnel, and local residents.

Caldwell College has 11 NCAA Division II teams in men’s baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis, and women’s cross-country, soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball, and softball and sponsors a variety of recreational sports. The College offers numerous activities and clubs through the Student Activities Office and Campus Ministry.