Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry in the Dominican tradition

The Aquinas Way

Part of the world-wide Order of Preachers and following in the footsteps of Saint Dominic, we are a Catholic, Dominican, graduate school of theology in Saint Louis Missouri. We send out graduates, lay and religious, grounded in the teachings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, to preach the gospel in word and deed. 

The Aquinas Way

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Academics

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The Order of Preachers

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Aquinas Institute Snapshot

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Fully Funded Aquinas Scholarships available for full-time students in our M.A. Theology, M.A. Pastoral Studies, and Master of Divinity Programs.

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Situated adjacent to the large and beautiful campus of Saint Louis University, our students have access to all the academic resources of a major Catholic university while studying with the Dominicans in their House of Studies. 

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For over 95 years Aquinas Institute has been educating Church leaders in the tradition of St Thomas Aquinas.

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We are focused entirely on Catholic graduate education. Therefore, we boast a strong student to faculty ratio and offer faculty well regarded for their scholarship and teaching. 

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Aquinas Institute offers 8 degree programs at the graduate level, the only Doctor of Ministry in Preaching at Catholic school, as well as three graduate certificate programs. 

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As a Catholic graduate school of theology, Aquinas Institute carries forward an 800 year tradition of the Order of Preachers.