Cool Timeline
1983
The Congregation for the Clergy approves CHSI as a Pontifical Institute awarding a Catechetic Diploma exclusively through distance education.
CDU opens in 1983 as the Catholic Home Study Institute.
1986
1992
1996
1998
1999
2000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
2010
CDU begins new partnership program with U.S. dioceses that allows them to offer CDU noncredit courses and seminars at a discounted rate.
CDU at the March for Life circa 2010.
2011
2012
2013
2015
2016
2017
2018
2020
2021
CDU receives a grant from the Lilly Foundation to develop Catholic Social Teaching (CST) programs especially targeted to the Hispanic Population.
Bishop Robert Barron is presented with the Founders Award, CDU’s highest honor, in 2021.
2022
2023
CDU by the Numbers
- CDU has seen significant growth through the past 40 years, with 56% of the degrees and certificates being earned in the past 10 years alone.
- CDU is a uniquely international institution, with 9% of the total student population residing outside of the U.S.
- The international students reside in 24 countries.
- CDU students hail from 49 states.
- Today, CDU offers over 150 total academic and continuing education courses each year entirely online.
