Sattler College is a private college that associates itself with "the historic Christian faith", adhering to Conservative Anabaptist theology. It aims to "equip Jesus’ peaceful revolution" through relational discipleship and academic excellence. The school was founded by Dr. Finny Kuruvilla and welcomed its first class in the fall of 2018, received national accreditation in 2021, and graduated its first class in May of 2022. Projected external funding for the school is $30 million over the course of 25 years. Its campus is in a high-rise office building in downtown Boston, overlooking the Charles River and Massachusetts State House. History In 2015, Dr. Finny Kuruvilla presented his idea of a college with "a comprehensive curriculum and beautiful campus overlooking the Boston Harbor... no traditional campus would offer a first-class education for only $9,000 each year." He brought together a board of 6 people including 2 with PhDs from Ivy League schools and 2 with law degrees. In December 2016, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved a measure to allow Sattler College to grant degrees and exist as an autonomous institution. Sattler College's first application opened in October 2017 and it began its first semester with students in the fall of 2018. Campus On October 26, 2017, the college announced that it had secured the 17th floor of the Leverett Saltonstall Building for its first campus. It is located in downtown Boston in Beacon Hill. The college says that it had no plans for building science labs. Instead, they plan "to have students take laboratory courses through the Harvard University Extension School, Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, or elsewhere and transfer credits back to Sattler." The college does plan to lease out apartment space to its students to provide housing options. Academics Academic model Sattler adheres to the Oxford academic model. Classes are mostly discussion-based, with briefer lectures and greater student involvement. They told the Massachusetts BHE, "Faculty will serve primarily as mentors and discussion leaders, not as lecturers or providers of information. Students will be directed to on-line lecture sets and will be responsible for learning outside of class, e.g., researching, reading, and watching video lectures. In class, ideas will be reinforced, discussed, and critiqued. Instead of having a library of their own, Sattler utilizes the Boston Public Library for its students. Sattler also provides electronic library resources by subscribing to the eBook services provided by two leading digital library