business, communication, and education and graduate degree programs in nursing, physician assistant, business, TESOL, and education. It is under the auspices of the Sisters of Charity of New York, one of several Sisters of Charity congregations of Catholic women that trace their lineage back to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
== History ==
The university was founded in 1847 as the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent, a school for women. It took its name from Saint Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French priest who worked with the poor and founded the original Sisters of Charity, and from the geographic high point along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan known as McGowan's Pass.
In 1911, the academy became a degree-granting institution and changed its name to the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
In 2024, the college was renamed the University of Mount Saint Vincent.
== Campus buildings ==
=== Fonthill Castle ===
The castle housed the university's library from 1942 to 1968. Fonthill once formed the architectural symbol of …
