Facts & Figures
STM 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.
#10
Worldwide ranking in theology, divinity, and religious studies
QS World University Rankings 2023
Our Students
371
Total enrollment
198
Master's students
(M.Div., M.A., M.T.S. programs)
100%
of master's students receive scholarships
32%
International Students
16%
Jesuit students
85%
Catholic students
64%
Lay students
Incoming Class
689
Applications for Fall 2023
161
New enrollments
24
Countries represented
21–73
Age range
10:1
Student to faculty ratio
30
STM 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
85%
of STM graduates who applied to doctoral programs were admitted.
2023 Graduating Student Questionnaire (66% response rate)
STM 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
#2
in U.S. cities for quality of living
Mercer
11
Schools in the BTI Consortium
Alumni Network
4,632
STM Worldwide Alumni Network