What it costs
Affordable excellence, and no hidden fees
A flat rate per three-credit course, and no additional fees. One bill each term. If life makes a leave of absence necessary — illness, a family emergency, financial hardship — there is no fee for the period you are not enrolled. We would rather not penalize students for circumstances nobody chose.
Tuition, 2026–27
- Credit-seeking
- $2,040per 3-credit course
- Audit
- $400per course
All courses are three credit hours. MA Theology, MA Pastoral Theology and MA Catholic Education are twelve courses — thirty-six credit hours. MA Biblical Studies is sixteen courses, forty-eight credit hours. There is no charge for 0–1 credit seminars.
At $2,040 a course, a twelve-course degree is $24,480 in tuition, before room and board.
On campus, 2026–27
- Room
- $2,300per semester
- Board
- $1,000per semester
- Campus facility fee — resident students
- $150per semester
- Campus facility fee — non-resident students*
- $300per semester
* Charged to full-time in-person students; includes the facility fee and a Monday-to-Friday lunch plan.
Scholarships
Ways to fund it
Scholarships for on-campus students
St. Louis the King Scholarship
Full tuition, with room and board. Awarded to one scholar showing academic merit, a strong aptitude for theological study, a clear Catholic identity and spiritual maturity. Open to applicants to MA Theology, MA Pastoral Theology and MA Catholic Education. Scholars also take an apostolic internship with the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Applications close January 18, 2027
St. John Paul II Scholarship
Full tuition, with room and board, for faithful and gifted potential leaders in the New Evangelization. Open to applicants to MA Theology, MA Pastoral Theology and MA Catholic Education. Scholars serve in parishes, schools and apostolates across St. Louis under a mentor.
Applications close January 18, 2027
St. John Henry Newman and Alumni Scholarships
A fifty percent tuition award and a twenty-five percent tuition award, for students demonstrating a faithful commitment to the New Evangelization and an aptitude for theological study.
Applications close May 28, 2027
St. Matthew Scholarship Fund
Full tuition, a living stipend, and room and board, for students in the MA Biblical Studies program.
Applications close January 18, 2027
Scholarships for distance students
St. Paul Scholarship Fund
For men and women already engaged in the Church’s work of evangelization and catechesis, employed full-time by the Church or a recognized Catholic apostolate.
St. John Bosco Scholarship Fund
For teachers and administrators employed full-time by a Catholic school who are the primary earners in their household.
St. Mother Teresa Scholarship Fund
For those serving in positions of strategic importance to the New Evangelization who cannot otherwise meet the cost of tuition.
Student loans, on-campus employment and payment plans are also available.
Who gets in
What we look for
Academic and spiritual readiness for a master’s degree in theology. The minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university — prerequisite coursework in theology is not required. Beyond that: a maturity of faith evidenced in the life of the Church, and goals compatible with what this school exists to do.