The GTU at a Glance

Founded by ecumenical pioneers in 1962, the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, is the largest and most diverse partnership of seminaries and graduate schools in the United States. Our interfaith approach attracts leading theologians, scholars of religion, and students from around the world who are pursuing new models for interreligious collaboration in teaching, research, ministry, and service.

Study at the GTU is intellectually challenging and rich in resources. As a consortium, we have the largest theological faculty in one location in the United States. Students pursuing a Ph.D., Th.D., M.A., or one of two joint Ph.D. programs with the University of California at Berkeley share a world-class library, access to more than 700 courses across member schools and academic disciplines, and a strong sense of community. Here, honest exchanges arise, world views expand, understanding deepens.

The mission of the GTU is to:

• Educate men and women for vocations of ministry and scholarship
• Equip leaders for a future of diverse religions and cultures
• Teach patterns of faith which nurture justice and peace
• Serve as an educational and theological resource for local communities, the nation, and the world.
  
  

President:  James A. Donahue

Acting Dean:   Judith Berling

Degrees Offered:  Ph.D., Th.D., and M.A. degrees; other professional degree programs (including D.Min., S.T.M., Th.M., M.Div.) as administered by member schools

Enrollment:  1,300 graduate students, with more than 350 enrolled in GTU doctoral or common master's programs

Faculty:  Over 150 full-time faculty across the consortium

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library:  More than 440,000 volumes, 1500 periodical subscriptions, and 292,000 non-book holdings; 6,000-7,000 new titles added per year

Board of Trustees:  45 members, including 18 institutional representatives, 24 members-at-large, and faculty, student, and alumni representatives

Accreditation:  The GTU is fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Member Schools

• American Baptist Seminary of the West
  American Baptist Church, USA
  
  
• Church Divinity School of the Pacific
  Episcopal Church
  
  
• Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
  Roman Catholic Church
  
  
• Franciscan School of Theology
  Roman Catholic Church
  
  
• Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
  Roman Catholic Church
  
  
• Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  
  
• Pacific School of Religion
  Multidenominational
  
  
• San Francisco Theological Seminary
  Presbyterian Church (USA)
  
  
• Starr King School for the Ministry
  Unitarian Universalist
  
  

Academic Centers, Programs, and Affiliates

• Center for Islamic Studies
  
• Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies
• Center for the Study of Religion and Culture
• Women's Studies in Religion
  
• Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education
• Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
• Institute of Buddhist Studies
• New College Berkeley
• Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
• School of Applied Theology