First-year StudentsStudents who apply to the Madrid Campus recognize the value of a traditional American, Jesuit university education, and are also looking for something unique. Students who thrive at the Madrid Campus are people who yearn to learn about another culture, society and language, have lived abroad during their childhood or come from a multi-cultural background. SLU-Madrid seeks individuals who are curious to meet new people, travel to new places and contemplate new ideas and ways of viewing the world as well as themselves. The typical first-year student is a recent high school graduate or someone who is beginning their university degree after taking some time off to work or travel.