The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private Catholic university located within the cities of San Antonio and Alamo Heights in Texas, United States. The campus is located on 154 acres (0.6 km) with notable campus extensions in the People's Republic of China also called "China Incarnate Word" and in Mexico called the "Centro Universitario Incarnate Word". The University has over 93 Sister schools around the world and its study abroad program is unmatched in the San Antonio area. One of the more popular programs is the John Cabot University study abroad program in Rome, Italy. As of Fall 2009, the university was the largest Catholic university and the fourth largest private university in the state of Texas. Incarnate Word was founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word who came to San Antonio at the request of Bishop Claude Dubuis. They founded several schools, hospitals, and academies. In keeping with the spirit of charity all students who graduate from UIW are required to volunteer a certain number of hours in the community before graduating.