Loyola School of Theology is a vibrant international academic community with an enrollment this First Semester, School Year 2018-2019 of 470 seminarians, priests, lay and religious students (283 Filipino and 187 international students) representing 63 religious congregations, 72 dioceses and 38 countries around the world.
LST is one of the seven (7) English-speaking faculties of theology in the world administered by the Society of Jesus and is the only one in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific.
Our faculty is composed of Filipino and International Professors trained in the Philippines, Asia, Europe and North America with expertise in Systematic, Biblical, Moral and Pastoral Theology, Church History, Canon Law, Spirituality and Retreat Direction, Migration Theology, Philosophy, Religious Education, Pastoral Counseling and Family Ministry, Asian Religions, and Ancient and Modern Languages.
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| DISTRIBUTION BY PROGRAM | |
| Total Number of Students | 479 |
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| Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB) | 201 |
| First Year | 75 |
| Second Year | 56 |
| Third Year | 32 |
| Fourth Year | 38 |
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| Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) | 35 |
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| Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) | 12 |
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| Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master in Pastoral Ministry, | 139 |
| Spirituality and Retreat-Directing, Family Ministry and Counseling | . |
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| Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (PhD) | 16 |
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| Doctor of Ministry (DMin) | 13 |
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| Certificate Programs | 126 |
| Certificate in Jesuit Juniorate | 2 |
| Certificate in Pre-Theology Studies | 35 |
| Certificate in Basic Pastoral Ministry | 13 |
| Certificate in Pastoral Ministry | 4 |
| Certificate in the Pastoral Care of Migrants | 7 |
| Certificate in Theological Studies | 1 |
| Certificate in Integral Ecology | 10 |
| Professional Diploma in Family Ministries | 54 |
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| Non-Certificate Students (Cross-Registrants, Walk-In, Auditors) | 38 |
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| Note: Some students are enrolled in double degree programs, eg. STB-MA, MA-STL, STL-DMin | . |
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| DISTRIBUTION BY AFFILIATION | |
| Total Number of Students | 479 |
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| Diocesan | 73 |
| Priests | 24 |
| San Jose Seminary | 44 |
| Other Seminarians | 5 |
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| Consecrated Men and Women | 281 |
| Male | 247 |
| Priests | 27 |
| Deacon | 1 |
| Seminarians | 219 |
| Female | 34 |
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| Lay | 125 |
| Male | 66 |
| Female | 59 |
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| DIOCESES | 73 |
| Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk | 2 |
| Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro | 2 |
| Archdiocese of Cebu | 2 |
| Archdiocese of Cotabato | 2 |
| Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1 |
| Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | 1 |
| Archdiocese of Manila | 6 |
| Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia | 1 |
| Archdiocese of Palo | 1 |
| Archdiocese of San Fernando | 1 |
| Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji | 1 |
| Diocese of Amboina, Indonesia | 1 |
| Diocese of Bacolod | 2 |
| Diocese of Balanga | 1 |
| Diocese of Bayombong | 2 |
| Diocese of Borongan | 1 |
| Diocese of Chanthaburi, Thailand | 1 |
| Diocese of Daet | 1 |
| Diocese of Dumaguete | 2 |
| Diocese of Gumaca | 2 |
| Diocese of Kalookan | 2 |
| Diocese of Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | 1 |
| Diocese of Lodwar, Kenya | 1 |
| Diocese of Maasin | 1 |
| Diocese of Malang, Indonesia | 1 |
| Diocese of Manado, Indonesia | 1 |
| Diocese of Marbel | 5 |
| Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Diocese of Mati | 2 |
| Diocese of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia | 1 |
| Diocese of Novaliches | 3 |
| Diocese of Pagadian | 1 |
| Diocese of Paranaque | 1 |
| Diocese of San Jose de Antique | 1 |
| Diocese of San Pablo | 1 |
| Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia | 1 |
| Diocese of Surigao | 1 |
| Diocese of Tagbilaran | 4 |
| Diocese of Tagum | 1 |
| Diocese of Talibon | 1 |
| Diocese of Tandag | 2 |
| Diocese of Tonga and Niue | 1 |
| Diocese of Ujjain, India | 1 |
| Diocese of Xuan Loc, Vietnam | 1 |
| Military Ordinariate of the Philippines | 2 |
| Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe | 1 |
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| MALE CONGREGATIONS | 247 |
| Society of Jesus (SJ) | 61 |
| Missionary Society of St. Columban (MSSC) | 16 |
| Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) | 15 |
| Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles (CS) | 13 |
| Congregation of the Blessed Korean Martyrs (BMC) | 12 |
| Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) | 12 |
| Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SCJ) | 10 |
| Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CSSp) | 9 |
| Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CMF) | 9 |
| Order of Pious Schools (SchP) | 9 |
| Xaverian Missionaries (SX) | 9 |
| Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (male MSC) | 8 |
| Augustinians of the Assumption (AA) | 7 |
| Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (CP) | 7 |
| Society of St. Paul (SSP) | 7 |
| Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP) | 5 |
| Order of the Ministers of Infirm (MI) | 4 |
| Congregation of Jesus and Mary (CJM) | 3 |
| Marian Society of the Holy Redeemer (MSHR) | 3 |
| Order of St. Augustine (OSA) | 3 |
| Salesians of St. John Bosco (SDB) | 3 |
| Missionaries of Jesus (MJ) | 2 |
| Missionaries of Our Lady of La Sallette (MS) | 2 |
| Society of the Divine Savior (SDS) | 2 |
| Sons of Mary Immaculate (FMI) | 2 |
| Canons Regular of Jesus the Lord | 1 |
| Carmelite Society of the Prophet Elijah (CSPE) | 1 |
| Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) | 1 |
| Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS) | 1 |
| Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR) | 1 |
| Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer (CRM) | 1 |
| Fraternidad Misionera Verbum Dei (FMVD) | 1 |
| Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) | 1 |
| Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) | 1 |
| Rogationists of the Sacred Heart (RCJ) | 1 |
| Society of Mary (SM) | 1 |
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) | 1 |
| Unspecified | 3 |
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| FEMALE CONGREGATIONS | 34 |
| Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ACI) | 3 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of the Infant Jesus (FMIJ) | 2 |
| Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (female MSC) | 2 |
| Our Lady of the Missions | 2 |
| Religious of the Cenacle (RC) | 2 |
| Chinese Sisters of Immaculate Concepcion of Mary | 1 |
| Congregation of Jesus (CJ) | 1 |
| Daughters of Charity of St.Vincent de Paul (DC) | 2 |
| Daughters of St. Anne (DSA) | 1 |
| Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) | 1 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) | 1 |
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (FMCJ) | 1 |
| Handmaids of the Divine Heart (ADC) | 1 |
| Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) | 1 |
| La Salle Sisters Congregation | 1 |
| Lovers of the Holy Cross (LHC) | 1 |
| Mission Congregation of the Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS) | 1 |
| Missionary Sisters of the Holy Face of Jesus (MSHFJ) | 1 |
| Oblates of Notre Dame (OND) | 1 |
| Olivetan Benedictine Sisters of Busan (OSB Oliv) | 1 |
| Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (RSCJ) | 1 |
| Siervas de San Jose (SSJ) | 1 |
| Sisters of Mary Queen (CMR) | 1 |
| Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (NSC) | 1 |
| Sisters of St. Francis Xavier (SFX) | 1 |
| The Sisters of the Holy Family, Wanzhou Diocese | 1 |
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| DISTRIBUTION BY CITIZENSHIP | |
| Total Number of Students | 479 |
| Filipino | 289 |
| International Students | 190 |
| Vietnamese | 60 |
| Indonesian | 17 |
| Myanmarese | 17 |
| Indian | 11 |
| Korean | 9 |
| Chinese | 8 |
| Thai | 6 |
| Fijian | 6 |
| East Timorese | 6 |
| Kenyan | 5 |
| Sri Lankan | 3 |
| Singaporean | 3 |
| Zimbabweian | 2 |
| Malaysian | 2 |
| Tongan | 2 |
| Italian | 2 |
| Cameroonian | 2 |
| American (USA) | 2 |
| Brazilian | 2 |
| Mosotho (Lesotho) | 2 |
| Burundi | 1 |
| Ugandan | 1 |
| Pakistani | 1 |
| Swiss | 1 |
| Mexican | 1 |
| Papua New Guinean | 1 |
| Kiribati | 1 |
| Peruvian | 1 |
| Australian | 1 |
| Beninese | 1 |
| Angolan | 1 |
| Portuguese | 1 |
| Congolese | 1 |
| Nigerian | 1 |
| Tanzanian | 1 |
| Bangladeshi | 1 |
| Sierra Leonean | 1 |
| Unspecified Citizenship | 5 |
| Total Number of Countries | 38 |
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