Washington Theological Union
WTU Today
"What are you looking for?"
John 1:38
Who We Are
The Union enrolls students from six continents who have come to learn with each other and from each other as a truly Catholic Church. Some are encountering theological study for the first time, while others are refreshing themselves after years in ministry.
Students at the Union are diverse, comprised of priesthood candidates, lay, religious, and occasionally from other faith traditions. The age range is from recent college graduates to retirees. While priesthood candidates and some lay students study full-time, many lay students study part-time juggling the demands of work and family. Some part-time students already work in some form of paid or volunteer ministry. Other students work in a wide variety of fields including education, health, government, business, technology and social service. Some plan to become formal ecclesial ministers while others seek to grow spiritually and deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith.
Over 1700 graduates of the Union are working in a wide variety of ministries and serve throughout the United States and the world. Graduates serve as parish priests, directors of religious education, teachers, campus ministers, missionaries, spiritual directors, and youth ministers. Others work at local or national social service or social justice organizations and some pursue doctoral studies.
Washington Theological Union is proud of these remarkable men and women of faith and integrity, committed ministers for the church who are serving in the widest imaginable offices and capacities.
"An education that realizes God is constantly revealing to us; we need to stay alert to that vision and be able to respond."
- - Rev. Richard Mucowski, OFM (MA, 1971)
National Memberships
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
- American Council on Education
- American Theological Library Association
- Association of Clinical Pastoral Education
- Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry
- Association for Theological Field Education
- Catholic Campus Ministry Association
- Catholic Library Association
- Catholic Press Association
- National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
- National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals
- National Association of Financial Aid Administrators
- National Association for Lay Ministry
- National Catholic Educational Association
- National Catholic Student Coalition
- National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy
- Washington Theological Consortium
Accreditation
- Association of
Theological Schools in the United States and Canada,
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103
412-788-6506
- Commission on
Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools,
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680
267-284-5000
- District of Columbia State Education Office (Licensure Commission),
51 N St., NE 7th Floor Washington, DC 20002
202-724-2095
Federal Programs
It is the policy of the Washington Theological Union to comply fully with Federal laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color or ethnic origin in its admissions, programs, activities, or employment. This school is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.