Zaytuna College
Former names | Zaytuna Institute (1996–2008) |
|---|---|
| Motto | و قـل رب زدنـي عـلـمـا (Arabic) |
Motto in English | "Say: O Lord, increase me in knowledge" (Sūrah Tā Hā 20:114) |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | Zaytuna Institute: 1996 Zaytuna College: 2009 |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Endowment | $2 million (2019) |
| President | Hamza Yusuf |
| Provost | Omar Qureshi |
| Students | 50 |
| Location | , , United States 37°53′50.8″N 122°15′33.6″W / 37.897444°N 122.259333°W |
| Campus | College Town, 10 acres (0.040 km2) |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | www |
Zaytuna College /zaɪˈtuːnə/ is a private liberal arts college in Berkeley, California and is the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States. It was built on the foundation of an educational institute, founded in 1996 by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi as Zaytuna Institute. It formally changed its name to Zaytuna College in 2009 after the graduation of its first seminary class.
Zaytuna College seeks to integrate the institutions of the American liberal arts college and traditional Islamic education, drawing on their shared roots in the classical liberal arts. In the academic year 2014–2015, Zaytuna College had an undergraduate student body of about fifty students, most of whom lived on campus.
Zaytuna College offers a BA in Liberal Arts & Islamic Studies and an MA in Islamic Texts. Courses range from Arabic grammar and Islamic jurisprudence, to American history and ancient literature.