A total of 405 men in the United States are expected to be ordained this year, according to a CARA (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate) survey conducted in collaboration with the U.S. bishops. Approximately 80 per cent of respondents will be ordained for dioceses or eparchies, with the remaining 20 per cent entering religious orders.
The data reveals notable trends in the Church in the United States when compared with the same survey from 2006, the earliest available report. In 2006, just 3 per cent of ordinands reported receiving some homeschooling. The 2025 report finds that five times as many have now been homeschooled, with 15 per cent of ordinands reporting such.
