Ave Maria University
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.1
Food
2.5
Clubs
3.6
Facilities
3.7
Internet
3.4
Location
3.3
Opportunities
3.6
Safety
4.7
Social
3.5
Happiness
4
Basic Information
Location
- Ave Maria, FL
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: College: 1998;26 years ago (1998) University: 2003;21 years ago (2003)
- Founder: Tom Monaghan, Barron Collier family
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 33 undergraduate majors and 3 graduate degrees
Key Area
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Law
- History
- Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,311 (2022)
- Undergraduates: 1,021
- Postgraduates: 63
- Academic Staff: 107 (2022)
Notable Alumni
- Marinna Shadley
- John Preyer
- Conor Sullivan
- Alexis Stypa
- Gabe Hogan
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Good reviews
Overall 4.9
AMU is a wonderful school with genuine people!!
Overall 4.8
Best desicion of my life!!! Ave Maria Univerisity is the best thing that ever happened to me!
Overall 4.7
Really great school, great and safe location, really awesome community and the nicest people, professors, and faculty you will ever meet! :)
Overall 4.6
Wonderful university
Overall 4.5
Great professors, not great location, few wild parties, ok food, pretty good overall
Overall 4.5
Not Specified.
Overall 4.4
All around a pretty great school. College is what you make of it. Ave has allowed me to learn so much and do so many cool things.
Overall 4.4
Ave is a great truly Catholic University that has a lot to offer. It has a nice small town feel and is very safe. There are a lot of clubs on campus and it is very easy to get involved with them. They have a lot of great social activities all year.
Overall 4.4
Ave is truly an incredible university. I came in with the intention of transferring to FSU after two years. After going through 3 semesters, I can't imagine going to school anywhere else. The school is not perfect (no where is) but it is much better than anywhere else. 10/10 would recommend
Overall 4.3
Beautiful campus, wonderful people and professors. There is no better University to both train your intellect and nurture your faith.
Bad reviews
Overall 0.9
Regret coming to the school, factulty isnt basd but many are self absorbed and teach their views on material. School has a lot of money problems and is very ultra religious and anti sports. As a football player feel very trapped and bored at ave, student body does not like athletes. Food is horrible and the location is very desolate. Very expensive
Overall 1.2
Ave Maria has money problems, it is located in the middle of nowhere and there is little to do on campus except pray. The main donor and top decision maker is a 75 year old college dropout that everybody makes fun of. Ave has no reputation for academics and many of my friends who have graduated have been unable to get into grad school or find jobs.
Overall 1.4
The campus itself is very ugly with lots of issues concerning mold and insects. The athletic facilities are condemned. The food is very poor, and the food available at the cafe and coffee shop are overpriced.
Overall 1.7
I regret coming to this school. Majority of the students and faculty are anti-social. The professors know the material but they do not know how to teach, they are unclear and not helpful at all. The food is HORRIBLE! They serve the same food every week. There are no clubs or activities on campus it is very boring.I cannot wait to transfer.
Overall 2
Food is awful. Wifi is awful. Location is awful. People are nice. Professors are great. Lots of rain.