In 2009, Zaytuna College was founded in Berkeley, California, with a mission that called for grounding students in the Islamic scholarly tradition as well as in the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.
As a Muslim liberal arts college in the West, Zaytuna offers a curriculum that provides its students with a foundation in the intellectual heritage of two major world civilizations: the Islamic and the Western.
Our mission is to educate students to become morally, intellectually, and spiritually accomplished individuals ready to contribute to our contemporary world in ways that are proportionate to their gifts and to the needs of human society.
Zaytuna’s campus is on Holy Hill and students enter the College as part of a cohort, a community of learners that travel together through the curriculum.
Applicants who have been admitted to Zaytuna College may ask to defer matriculation for up to one year. Admitted students seeking a deferral must notify the Admissions Office and submit the requisite form. Deferral requests must be accompanied by a $50 payment. Students with deferred admission are required to resubmit an updated financial aid application, with supporting documentation, prior to the financial aid deadline for the academic year of intended matriculation.
