Saint Meinrad Seminary And School Of Theology

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Saint Meinrad School of Theology is a private-nonprofit Roman Catholic seminary. The school is located in Saint Meinrad, Indiana, and was established in the year 1857. The seminary was founded by Swiss monks from Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln. The school offers Master of Art, Master of Theological Studies, and Master of Divinity degrees to the students.

Saint Meinrad School of Theology encourages students to participate in various campus events and activities. The Archabbey Library subscribes to more than 300 periodicals, and has over 170,000 article volumes. Financial assistance is provided to eligible students of the institute. The school also offers remedial services to the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 187 in 2009-2010 (171 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 10% of the student body. About 33% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Saint Meinrad Seminary And School Of Theology provides on-campus housing for 120 of its 171 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Saint Meinrad Seminary And School Of Theology offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

LIBERAL ARTS (0 awarded)

• History

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (41 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies