College · Catholic life on campus
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- LocationChicago, IL
- Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 114 students
Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.
Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.5 miles away.
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Catholic churches nearby
- Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 5472 South Kimbark Avenue, Chicago
- St. Ambrose Catholic Church — 1.1 mi · 1012 East 47th Street, Chicago
- St. Gelasius Church — 1.4 mi · 6415 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago
- Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church — 1.7 mi · 4910 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago
- Saint Anselm Catholic Church — 2.1 mi · 6045 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
- Holy Angels Catholic Church — 2.2 mi · 555-605 East Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago
Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.
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Campus facts
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Local Church
His Eminence Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
Formal address: “Your Eminence”
Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.
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About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 146728
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: faith-related institution
- Accreditation: Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools; Higher Learning Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
- Religious affiliation (IPEDS): Evangelical Lutheran Church
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- Is Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago a Catholic college?
- No. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is not a Catholic college. Its listed religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.
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