Studies over the past decade have resulted in significant data used to inform student affairs practitioners and graduate preparation faculty of desired competencies of new professionals entering the field of student affairs administration. Little information is available on the perceptions of senior student affairs officers at 208 institutions representing 900,000 students and identifying themselves as Catholic colleges and universities. The purpose of this study was to provide data on senior student affairs officer perceptions of the relative importance of competencies established by the American College Personnel Association (2007) and identified in the literature on Catholic institutions. Survey research using a cross-sectional design measured current attitudes through both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The results indicated that respondents rank skill development and dispositions of greater importance than specific knowledge while emphasizing commitment to mission over knowledge of Catholic culture, moral, and social teaching. (Contains 7 tables.)