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
About Albertus Magnus College: Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a 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.