12 Facts About Spalding University

Spalding University is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky.

Spalding University was named after Mother Catherine Spalding University, foundress of the Sisters.

In 1973, Spalding University College became co-educational and an independent college in the Catholic tradition open to students of all faiths and backgrounds.

Spalding University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the areas of health sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and education.

When Spalding University, originally called Nazareth College, opened in 1920, its sole building was the 1871 structure known as the Tompkins-Buchanan-Rankin House.

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When Dr John Coolidge, one-time Director of Harvard's Fogg Art Museum, visited Louisville, he said that Spalding University had the most marvelous display of nineteenth-century stained glass he had ever seen.

Spalding University Suites opened in the fall of 2011 and are designed as apartment-style living for students who choose to live on campus.

Spalding University stopped by the building for a Louisville Service Club event that was occurring upstairs and offered free snacks.

In 1963 Spalding University purchased the former Columbia Auditorium for use in administrative, recreational, athletic, religious, and cultural events, including public lectures by notable public figures.

In 2020, Spalding University was ranked fifth best college with non-traditional schedules by College Raptor.

In 2006, Spalding University changed the name of its athletic nickname from Pelicans to Golden Eagles via a selection committee that included student input.

In 2018, Spalding University unveiled its first official Golden Eagle mascot, a blue-and-gold bird named Ollie, as selected by a campus-wide vote.