Universidad Católica Santo Domingo ("Santo Domingo Catholic University"; acronym, UCSD; also known as La Católica) is a private

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. The university was established in 1982, with 65 students entering the school in the following year. The university has a student body of 5,000 students with 250 faculty members. It is commonly known as "La Católica", and its population is mostly middle-class students who work and study full-time, and pay their own tuition. Faculties: * Diplomacy and International Relations; * Odontology or Dentistry; * Engineering system; * Architecture; * Economics; * Psychology; * Faculty of Law; * Tourism; * Social communication; * Administration; * Physiotherapy, * Marketing. The university sports department has a soccer team with Prof. Jaime Paez as head coach, Lendz Heriveaux as coach assistant and Serge Junior Fecu as captain. There are basketball and volleyball teams. Both Futsal and regular soccer are played.

Notable alumni

* Marsha K. Caddle, Politician and economist * Jonathan Delgado, Diplomat and lawyer Universities and colleges established in 1982 Buildings and structures in Santo Domingo Catholic universities and colleges in the Caribbean Universidad Católica Santo Domingo Education in Santo Domingo 1982 establishments in the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-university-stub