Catholic Theological Union at Chicago: Statistics

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#5675 of 14,131 In the World
#1564 of 2,597 In North America
#1478 of 2,496 In the United States
#67 of 100 In Illinois
#25 of 38 In Chicago
#2058 of 4,461 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
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Quick Review

Religion
Roman Catholic
Graduates
210
Male:Female Ratio
64:36
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
ctu.edu
Acceptance rate
82%*

* Catholic Theological Union at Chicago is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

45 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

70 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Nonresident Alien 57 (27%)
White 46 (22%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 42 (20%)
Hispanic 37 (18%)
Black or African American 14 (7%)
Two or more races 7 (3%)
Asian 7 (3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $23,232
Tuition in-state $23,232
Tuition out-of-state $23,232

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 91
Combined charge for room and board $9,563
Room charge $5,783
Meal charge $3,780

Catholic Theological Union at Chicago majors

Catholic Theological Union at Chicago has granted 41 master's across 3 programs and 7 doctorate degrees in Pastoral Studies/Counseling. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Catholic Theological Union at Chicago.

Major Master Doctoral
Divinity & Ministry 22
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 15 7
Theology & Theological Studies 4
Grand Total 41 7

Publications & Citations

Catholic Theological Union at Chicago has published 573 scientific papers with 967 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Sociology, Political Science, History, Law, Environmental Science, Art & Design, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
573
Citations
967

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
528 / 955
Philosophy
457 / 705
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
349 / 513
Sociology
284 / 774
Political Science
279 / 621
History
278 / 421
Law
248 / 604
Environmental Science
228 / 728
Art & Design
201 / 535
Geography and Cartography
199 / 485
Archaeology
175 / 333
Literature
130 / 395
Computer Science
126 / 358
Linguistics
102 / 302
Biology
94 / 410
Classics and Ancient History
82 / 145
Engineering
80 / 246
Medicine
75 / 357
Psychology
68 / 145
Library and Information science
63 / 207
Physics
60 / 155
Aesthetics
54 / 162
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
45 / 117
Geology
45 / 77
Social Psychology
41 / 73
Economics
39 / 96
Art History
39 / 17
Business
38 / 105
Paleontology
38 / 68
Anthropology
36 / 124
Chemistry
32 / 124
Aerospace Engineering
30 / 158
Pathology
30 / 61
Quantum and Particle physics
29 / 62
Biochemistry
29 / 108
Ecology
28 / 214
Fashion Design
25 / 85
Gender Studies
23 / 46
Development Studies
22 / 80
Publishing
22 / 155

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 3 10
1994 6 4
1995 10 5
1996 11 5
1997 16 3
1998 8 2
1999 6 3
2000 9 7
2001 5 6
2002 10 30
2003 5 8
2004 5 3
2005 6 6
2006 4 3
2007 10 11
2008 15 8
2009 12 12
2010 14 8
2011 14 18
2012 17 14
2013 39 19
2014 14 18
2015 25 37
2016 24 37
2017 28 66
2018 27 49
2019 22 93
2020 18 57
2021 22 108
2022 13 75
2023 15 69
2024 8 66
2025 6 104
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Leo XIV

    Leo XIV
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
    In 1982 graduated with Master of Divinity
    Occupations
    friarprefectmathematicianCatholic bishopCatholic missionary
    Biography

    Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenships, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second (after his immediate predecessor Pope Francis) from the Americas.

  2. John Dominic Crossan

    John Dominic Crossan
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1934-.. (age 92)
    Enrolled in Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
    Studied in 1968-1969
    Occupations
    New Testament scholar
    Biography

    John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity and former Catholic priest. He was a prominent member of the Jesus Seminar, and is an emeritus professor at DePaul University. His research has focused on the historical Jesus, the theology of noncanonical gospels, and the application of postmodern hermeneutical approaches to the Bible.

General info

Alternative names CTU
Founded 1968
Motto Preparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love and peace
Total FTE staff 59
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 5416 S Cornell Ave
Chicago, Illinois, 60615-5698
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 7733248000400

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