Carlow University is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy. Carlow's thirteen athletic teams are the Celtics, a reflection of the university's Irish heritage and roots. In 2017–2018, the student body was 84% women and 16% men.
Carlow University Aquinas Hall main entrance
Carlow University Center for Leadership and Management main entrance
Carlow University St Agnes 2015
Carlow University Campus aerial view
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute for women in the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute has about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They also started many education and health care facilities around the world.
Mother Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Religious Sisters of Mercy
Mercy Convent, Templemore, County Tipperary