from the main campus) as the home to the USF Leach College of Nursing. In 2018 new construction was completed on the LaVerne & Dorothy Brown Science Hall on the main campus. The university has begun planning for centennial celebrations in 2020. The University also offers a Physician Assistant program at a second campus site in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The university has a total enrollment of 4,166 (2018) and an undergraduate enrollment of 1,599. (Men: 34.6% Women: 65.4%)USF website Facts & Figures page Colleges and schools College of Arts and Sciences College of Business and Health Administration College of Education Leach College of Nursing Athletics The St. Francis (USF) athletic teams are called the Fighting Saints. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is part of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) for most of its sports since the 1973–74 academic year; while its football team competes in the Midwest League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA). USF competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, dance, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading. History 1972 – USF begins men's intercollegiate athletics (when known as CSF). 1972 – Elmer Bell becomes the first full-time athletic director and CSF starts its first athletic programs – baseball and men's basketball. Both teams employ the nickname “Falcons”. 1972 – Nationally recognized USF man's marathon running team 1973 – Men's cross country becomes CSF's third athletic program. 1975 – CSF becomes the "Fighting Saints." 1976 – Women's basketball, men's tennis, women's tennis and women's volleyball intercollegiate athletics programs start. 1979 – CSF adds men's golf and softball to its growing list of sports. 1982 – CSF men's soccer and women's cross country begin competition. 1986 – A recreation center constructed for the athletic program and the men's football program created. Tower Hall deeded to CSF. 1987 – Cheerleading added to the list of CSF sports. 1993 – CSF's baseball team claims the school's first-ever NAIA World Series national championship. Head coach Gordie Gillespie becomes college baseball's all-time winningest coach. 1995 – The USF athletic department adds women's soccer. 2000 – Women's golf and women's track & field programs started. 2007 – USF athletics adds men's track & field.