About
Oblate School of Theology is a Catholic graduate school for theological studies and spirituality in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1903 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Louis Studer, OMI, has served as its president since July 2024.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Jun 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $47K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 9 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Oblate School of Theology
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Oblate School of Theology vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Oblate School of Theology selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOblate School of Theology | — | — | 173 | — | — |
Asbury Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,689 | — | — |
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | — | — | 155 | — | — |
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | — | — | 210 | — | — |
Chicago Theological Seminary | — | — | 215 | — | — |
Claremont School of Theology | — | — | 213 | — | — |
Columbia Theological Seminary | — | — | 127 | — | — |
Concordia Seminary | — | — | 589 | — | — |
Concordia Theological Seminary | — | — | 279 | — | — |
Covenant Theological Seminary | — | — | 550 | — | — |
Dallas Theological Seminary | — | — | 2,589 | — | — |
Fuller Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,890 | — | — |
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | — | — | 313 | — | — |
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,352 | — | — |
Graduate Theological Union | — | — | 150 | — | — |
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | — | — | 240 | — | — |
Luther Seminary | — | — | 371 | — | — |
Memphis Theological Seminary | — | — | 157 | — | — |
Methodist Theological School in Ohio | — | — | 186 | — | — |
Missio Theological Seminary | — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — |
Payne Theological Seminary | — | — | 124 | — | — |
Phoenix Seminary | — | — | 296 | — | — |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | — | — | 202 | — | — |
Princeton Theological Seminary | — | — | 302 | — | — |
Shepherds Theological Seminary | — | — | 201 | — | — |
Union Presbyterian Seminary | — | — | 159 | — | — |
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | — | — | 234 | — | — |
United Lutheran Seminary | — | — | 254 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary | — | — | 510 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | — | — | 226 | — | — |
Wesley Theological Seminary | — | — | 374 | — | — |
Western Seminary | — | — | 755 | — | — |
Western Theological Seminary | — | — | 397 | — | — |
Westminster Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,183 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | 100.0% | 247 | — |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Oblate School of Theology
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