The quality of the educational experience at Stanton University is fostered by the close human and intellectual relationships between students and faculty and by the open exchange of ideas. The University is committed to creating a learning community in which people are valued for the breath of their perspectives and are encouraged in their intellectual pursuits.

The university's instructional programs are designed to challenge students not only to acquire knowledge, but also to develop the skills of critical analysis, careful reasoning, creativity and self-expression. Equally important, students learn to understand and evaluate the sources and methods from which knowledge derives, thereby, they come to appreciate the contingency of all knowledge and to realize that education is a life-long process.

Stanton University's special character emerges from its relatively small size and its commitment to effective teaching, high standards of scholarship, ongoing professional development, and to its policy of promoting high academic standards in the faculty, staff, administration, and student population.