See schedule oimmaculata university (the university) is a catholic institution of higher education founded in 1920 by the sisters, servants of the immaculate heart of MARY (the congregation). The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs to men and women directed primarily toward liberal arts and professional education. In addition to on campus and off-site graduate and undergraduate programs, the university offers courses in online instruction. The university is committed to scholarship and the formation of the whole person for leadership and service and to the empowerment of ALL members of the community to seek truth, promote justice, foster peace and engage in dialogue between faith and culture.