Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic school that provides instruction to more than 2,300 students. It offers more than 30 undergraduate majors, as well as master's degrees in six separate fields. The college was established in 1946 when Steubenville, Ohio's first bishop, John King Mussio, invited Franciscan friars to establish a college to serve the needs of local students, especially veterans of WWII.