Founded: 2005 (first students in 2007)

Type of institution: Very small liberal arts college

Setting: Rural

Undergraduate enrollment: 62 (2008–09)

Total undergraduate cost: $21,500 (tuition, room and board for 2009–10)

Undergraduate majors: One

Five Key Points

1.   Lay-run, strongly orthodox Catholic.

2.   Emphasizes a Great Books and classical liberal education.

3.   Located in a beautiful setting in the Rocky Mountains.

4.   Seeks to capitalize on wilderness environment.

5.   Spiritual life is vibrant.