Albertus Magnus College Honored To Again Be Named Military Friendly School
Achieves Silver Status as Military Spouse Friendly Institution
New Haven, Conn, April 9, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College is designated a Military Friendly® School for 2025-2026 — achieving Silver status. This honor celebrates Albertus’ sustainable and meaningful education paths and programs it has created for Veterans. More than 1800 schools participated in this most recent survey with 830 earning the designation. That list will be published in the May and October issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and found at www.militaryfriendly.com.
As of Spring 2025, Albertus has 24 military-affiliated students including active duty, veterans, or dependents (spouse or children). Because of this, Albertus is also named a Military Spouse Friendly School.
The Military Friendly® ratings are determined through the evaluation of public data and proprietary data gathered through the annual Military Friendly® survey process. Survey topics and questions are reviewed and developed with the assistance of an independent Military Friendly® Advisory Council comprising independent subject matter experts and industry partners representing the field of veteran education.
“This newest recognition speaks volumes to Albertus’ passion of meeting the educational needs of adult learners, and notably, those who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Albertus Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Rosa E. Rivera-Hainaj, Ph.D. “We answer the call of meeting the needs of our students and society at large, always with an eye toward our students’ degree attainment success. We are grateful to all those who serve our country — as they too answer a calling — and we’re inspired to help them pursue their college degree dreams, opening doors to careers informed by our Dominican Pillar Values of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service.”
“Helping Veterans succeed as they transition to civilian life is how Albertus differentiates itself; and consistently being named a Military Friendly® institution only adds to our list of accomplishments. These honors, combined with our success-oriented courses and programs, help Veterans achieve their goals,” said Albertus Veterans Advisor and Registrar Justin Cirisoli, MBA, MS.
Military Friendly® is committed to transparency and providing consistent data-driven standards to our designation process. Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the Military Community. This creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages Institutions to evolve and invest in their programs consistently. Schools who achieve awards designation show true commitment in their efforts, exceeding the standard,” said Kayla Lopez, Vice President, Military Friendly®.
The Military Friendly® recognition is the latest in a series of national acknowledgements that Albertus has earned. Earlier in this 2024-2025 academic year, Forbes Advisor ranked Albertus a Top 6 Best Online College in Connecticut and U.S. News & World Report named Albertus one of its “Best Colleges” in its overall rankings as well as for its online education.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.