Universidad Católica Santo Domingo

Universidad Católica Santo Domingo (UCSD)

Motto	Himno de la UCSD
Type	Private
Established	1982
President	Rev. José Luis de la Cruz Sosa
Students	5,000
Location	Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Campus	Urban
Nickname	UCSD " La Catolica"
Affiliations	SEESCYT
Website	ucsd.edu.do

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Universidad Católica Santo Domingo ("Santo Domingo Catholic University"; acronym, UCSD; also known as La Católica) –is a private Catholic university located in the archdiocese of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The university was established in 1982, with 65 students entering the school in the following year.

The university has a student body of 5,000 students with 250 faculty members. It is commonly known as "La Católica", and its population is mostly middle-class students who work and study full-time, and pay their own tuition.

Faculties:

• Diplomacy and International Relations;
• Odontology or Dentistry;
• Engineering system;
• Architecture;
• Economics;
• Psychology;
• Faculty of Law;
• Tourism;
• Social communication;
• Administration;
• Physiotherapy,
• Marketing.

The university sports department has a soccer team with Prof. Jaime Paez as head coach, Lendz Heriveaux as coach assistant and Serge Junior Fecu as captain. There are basketball and volleyball teams. Both Futsal and regular soccer are played.

Notable alumni

• Marsha K. Caddle, Politician and economist
• Jonathan Delgado, Diplomat and lawyer