Felician University

Felician University is a private Franciscan university in New Jersey with two main campuses in Lodi and Rutherford. Founded in 1942 by the Felician Sisters, the institution serves undergraduate, graduate, and adult learners through a liberal arts and professional education model shaped by Franciscan values. Its academic portfolio spans arts and sciences, business, education, nursing, and health-related fields, with degree offerings that include bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral study. The university’s work centers on career-connected education and service-oriented formation. Felician enrolls students from a broad range of backgrounds and emphasizes personal attention through a relatively small-campus environment. Its schools and programs include nursing, business, education, psychology, computer science, and health sciences, and it has also developed graduate and professional pathways such as counseling, occupational therapy, and physician assistant studies. The institution identifies service, respect for human dignity, and concern for the vulnerable as core commitments rooted in its Catholic and Franciscan heritage. Felician University’s New Jersey footprint is central to its identity. With campuses in Bergen County, it operates in close proximity to the New York metropolitan region while maintaining a campus-based student experience. The university also sponsors athletics under the Golden Falcons name and participates in NCAA Division II competition. In addition to classroom instruction, it promotes experiential learning, student support, and community engagement as part of its educational mission. That combination of Franciscan tradition, professional preparation, and regional presence defines Felician University’s role in higher education in northern New Jersey.