Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Website
- www.ctu.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Chicago, about 6 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 9 mi
- Also known as
- CTU
- Academic calendar
- 4-1-4
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- President
- Fr. Enzo Del Brocco (President)
- Phone
- 7733248000400
- Address
- 5416 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615-5698
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's18 (33% international)
- Pastoral Studies/Counseling · Master's12 (0% international)
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's5 (60% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies. | - | ||
| Divinity/Ministry. | - | ||
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling. | - |
Students
210 students in 2025
- Graduate students 210
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
57 in 2025 · 27.4% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$10.9M
Expenses$9.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of ChicagoChicago · 1.0 mi
U.S. News #9
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 3.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 5.9 mi
U.S. News #169
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 6.1 mi
U.S. News #95
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 14.5 mi
U.S. News #121
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 18.1 mi
U.S. News #9
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 26.9 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 33.6 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 39.4 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Catholic Theological Union at Chicago include Leo XIV (267th Pope of the Catholic Church), John Dominic Crossan (New Testament scholar and DePaul University professor emeritus) and Joseph Xu Honggen (Catholic bishop of Suzhou).
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Leo XIV 1955–
267th Pope of the Catholic Church
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John Dominic Crossan 1934–
New Testament scholar and DePaul University professor emeritus
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Joseph Xu Honggen 1962–
Catholic bishop of Suzhou
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Christopher Glancy 1960–
Former auxiliary bishop of Belize City–Belmopan
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.