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.

#11

Worldwide ranking in theology, divinity, and religious studies

QS World University Rankings 2024

Our Students

380

Total enrollment

212

Master's students 
(M.Div., M.A., M.T.S. programs)

100%

of master's students receive scholarships

32%

International Students

12%

Jesuit students

88%

Catholic students

63%

Lay students

Incoming Class

689

Applications for Fall 2023

161

New enrollments

24

Countries represented

21–73

Age range

Our Faculty

71

Faculty members

BC has the largest theology faculty in the U.S.

10:1

Student to faculty ratio

31

CSTM full-time faculty members

40

BC Theology Department full-time faculty members

Student Outcomes

97%

2022 graduates (all programs) found a placement within six months of graduation

100%

2022 master's students found a placement within six months of graduation

80%

of CSTM graduates who applied to doctoral programs were admitted.

2024 Graduating Student Questionnaire (72% response rate)

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

#3

in U.S. cities for quality of living

Mercer

10

Schools in the BTI Consortium

Alumni Network

4,670

CSTM Worldwide Alumni Network

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