Accreditation and Memberships

Institutional Accreditations

The Catholic University of America is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council of Higher Education Accreditation.

Specialized Accreditations

  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
  • American Association of School Librarians (National Recognition)
  • American Bar Association
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Library Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • Association of American Law Schools
  • Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
  • Council on Social Work Education
  • International Association of Counseling Services
  • National Architectural Accrediting Board
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • National Association of Schools of Music
  • Nurses Examining Board of the District of Columbia

Institutional Memberships

  • American Academy in Rome
  • American Council on Education
  • American Council of Learned Societies
  • Association for Higher Education and Disability
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
  • Association of Graduate Schools in Catholic Colleges and Universities
  • Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
  • Council for European Studies
  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  • Council of Graduate Schools
  • International Federation of Catholic Universities
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Specialized Memberships

  • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
  • American Association of University Women
  • American College Center for Study Abroad
  • American College Health Association
  • Association for Library and Information Science Education Associations
  • Institute of International Education
  • International Association of Universities
  • International Federation of Library Associations
  • Latin American Studies Association
  • National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA): Association of International Educators
  • National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals
  • National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
  • National Catholic Educational Association
  • National League for Nursing
  • North American Association of Summer Sessions
  • Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  • Southeastern Universities Research Association
  • Southern Regional Education Board
  • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research