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"There’s something special about this place,” is a phrase heard often at SMWC, as the campus is located on 67 acres of beautiful woodland, creating peaceful and serene college grounds. Students, parents and alums experience what we call an “Avenue Moment” upon arriving on campus, as a feeling of being home comes over many who enter the historic gates. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a coeducational Catholic, liberal arts college where students are empowered to meld intellect and spirituality, direct ambition, attain goals and stretch beyond the imagination in college to Aspire Higher. Founded in 1840 by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) expanded its mission to include men in all programs in 2015, and continues to embrace its rich 175-year history as a women’s college in a number of ways."There’s something special about this place,” is a phrase heard often at SMWC, as the campus is located on 67 acres of beautiful woodland, creating peaceful and serene college grounds. Students, parents and alums experience what we call an “Avenue Moment” upon arriving on campus, as a feeling of being home comes over many who enter the historic gates. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a coeducational Catholic, liberal arts college where students are empowered to meld intellect and spirituality, direct ambition, attain goals and stretch beyond the imagination in college to Aspire Higher. Founded in 1840 by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) expanded its mission to include men in all programs in 2015, and continues to embrace its rich 175-year history as a women’s college in a number of ways.