This year, the US bishops’ annual report on new ordinands to the priesthood identifies Catholic colleges having the most ordinands among their alumni.
Of the 67 priests whose colleges were identified, 22 attended colleges recommended in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: Franciscan University of Steubenville (9) in Steubenville, Ohio; University of Dallas (5) in Irving, Texas; the Catholic University of America (5) in Washington, DC; and Christendom College (3) in Front Royal, Virginia. If this is adjusted for colleges’ total enrolment, graduates of Newman Guide colleges were four times more likely to be ordained priests.
