The University of Saint Katherine (USK) was a private college in San Marcos, California.
Founded in 2011 as Saint Katherine College, USK taught liberal arts and sciences in more than 25 fields of study.
[4] The University of Saint Katherine (USK) was founded by Frank J. Papatheofanis and incorporated on June 30, 2010, as a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation.
[2] NBC News 7 in San Diego noted that, in contrast to the stated timeline, the university was closing immediately with staff directed to pick up their final checks the following day.
The university was admitted as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) since the 2019–20 academic year.