Facts & Figures
CSTM prepares its students for leadership in lay and ordained ministries and for service rooted in faith—in increasingly multicultural contexts. Theological research and reflection, spirituality, and pastoral practice are integral to the School’s life and mission.
#13
Worldwide ranking in theology, divinity, and religious studies
QS World University Rankings 2025
Our Students
386
Total enrollment
220
Master's students
(M.Div., M.A., M.T.S. programs)
100%
of master's students receive scholarships
28%
International Students
15%
Jesuit students
85%
Catholic students
61%
Lay students
Incoming Class
685
Applications for Fall 2025
183
New enrollments (Fall 2025)
31
Countries represented
21–78
Age range
10:1
Student to faculty ratio
30
CSTM full-time faculty members
41
BC Theology Department full-time faculty members
Student Outcomes
99%
2023 graduates (all programs) found a placement within six months of graduation
100%
2023 master's students found a placement within six months of graduation
67%
of CSTM graduates who applied to doctoral programs were admitted.
2025 Graduating Student Questionnaire
CSTM Library
300,000
Number of volumes in the Theology and Ministry Library
The largest collection of Catholic literature outside of the Vatican
Living in Boston
52
Colleges and universities in Greater Boston
#1
in U.S. cities for quality of living (2024)
Mercer
11
Schools in the BTI Consortium
Alumni Network
4,731
CSTM Worldwide Alumni Network