Neumann University is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational college in the Franciscan tradition located in Aston, Pennsylvania, USA. Neumann was ranked in both the Best Regional Universities (North) and Best Nursing Programs at the graduate level categories by US News & World Report for 2011. The University is also ranked by the Princeton Review as among the "Best in the Northeast". Neumann was founded as Our Lady of Angels College with 115 students in 1965 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. The name was changed from Our Lady of Angels to Neumann College in 1980 in honor of Bishop John Neumann who was canonized on June 19, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. Neumann University seeks to educate a diverse community of learners based upon the belief that knowledge is a gift to be shared in the service of others and that learning is a lifelong process. In 1997, the campus added three residence hall buildings called "Living and Learning Centers" that accommodate more than 500 students. As of fall 2009, 3,099 men and women students were enrolled in Neumann.