Quick Facts About DSPT

The diversity of our DSPT community, which stretches across disciplines, fosters a rich dialogue that incorporates many perspectives and instills a higher level of understanding for everyone.

Historical Highlights
Current Student Enrollment
Current Student Demographics
Educational Background of Recent Entering Students
Degree Programs Offered
What DSPT Alumni are Doing
Current Faculty
Current Course Offerings
Affiliated Centers
Libraries
Financial Aid Resources
Accreditation

Historical Highlights

· 1851 founded in Monterey, California as the Studium (House of Studies) for the newly formed Western Dominican Province.

· 1932 moved to the former residence of Winifred and Raymond Perry in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, and incorporated in the State of California as the College of St. Albert the Great

· 1949 received status as a Studium Generale of the Order of Preachers

· 1964 became the first Catholic seminary to join the Graduate Theological Union

· 1964 received its first public accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

· 1966 opened the Institute for Thomistic and Ecumenical Studies, a post-doctoral research branch of the College, at Easton Hall in the GTU campus (future temporary home of the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology)

· 1976 moved administrative offices and classrooms from the Rockridge campus to Easton Hall, and changed the College name to the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology

· 2006 opened the new campus at 2301 Vine St. with a dedication ceremony on 13 Sep 2006.

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Current Student Enrollment

Total Student Population	103
Lay	75%
Full-time Enrollment	74.38%
Student:Faculty Ratio (FTE)	4:1
Religious Communities Represented	>10
Total GTU Graduate Students	>1,300

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Current Student Demographics

Average Age of Total Student Population	34
Entering Students Between 20-30 Years of Age	46%
Entering Students Between 31-40 Years of Age	25%
Entering Students Over the Age of 40	29%

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Educational Background of Recent Entering Students

Humanities	38%
Philosophy	25%
Natural/Physical Sciences	13%
Social/Behavioral Sciences	13%
Theology	8%
Other Majors (Religion, Technical Studies)	3%

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Degree Programs Offered

Program	% of Current Student Population Enrolled in Program
Master of Divinity	13%
MA (Philosophy)	13%
MA (Theology)	17%
GTU MA	11%
Concurrent MAPh/MATh	24%
Concurrent MDiv/MATh	3%
Certificate of Theological Studies	1%
Special Student	18%

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What DSPT Alumni are Doing

Friars of the Western Dominican Province
Working in parish ministry	24
Working in campus ministry	16
Researching in graduate schools	11
All Alumni
Currently enrolled in doctoral programs	13
Acceptance rate for doctoral programs	89% (of those who applied to a program)
Areas where alumni work	Secondary Teaching Graduate Teaching Education – Administration Parish or Diocesan Ministry Social Work Executive Administration

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Current Faculty

Regular Faculty	14
Adjunct Faculty	6
Total Faculty Teaching FTE	16.5
Total Full-Time Dominican Friars	9
Dominican Friars Awarded the Master of Sacred Theology Degree	1
Total Full-Time GTU Faculty {xlink}	> 150

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Current Course Offerings

Details can be found by reviewing the online GTU Course Schedule {xlink} .

Average Total Number of GTU Course Offerings per Semester	> 350
Average Total Number of DSPT Course Offerings per Semester	34
Percentage of all GTU Philosophy Courses Offered by DSPT Faculty	70%

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Affiliated Centers

The Institute of Salesian Spirituality, the Santa Fe Institute, and the Catherine of Siena Institute {xlink} are fully affiliated members of DSPT.

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Libraries

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library {DSPT - Link}
UC Santa Clara Library {DSPT - Link}
Green Library at Stanford {DSPT - link}

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Financial Aid Resources

Scholarships and grants are awarded on the basis of both merit and need. Recent awards for lay students have ranged from 20-50% of tuition depending on the number of applicants, the amount of available funds, academic promise, and other factors. Priests and religious are not usually eligible for DSPT scholarships or grants since they are supported by their dioceses or religious communities. About 40% of DSPT students receive some scholarship or grant assistance, and most of them also receive other aid in the form of federal student loans, outside scholarships, etc. DSPT does not offer a work-study program or teaching assistantships. For more information, please visit the Tuition and Financial Aid section.

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Accreditation

The Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology is fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools {xlink} and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges {xlink} .

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