Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family

📍620 Michigan Ave., NE, McGivney Hall, Washington, DC 20064

📞(202) 526-3799

🌐 Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Website

No. of Students: 75

No. of Majors/Areas of Study: Theology and Philosophy

Mandatum: Yes

Daily or Weekly Eucharistic Adoration: No (weekly Mass)

Places Where Students Can Study Abroad: N/A 

Annual Cost of Tuition: $9,550 per semester 

Typical % of students who receive scholarships and/or typical amount of financial aid: 90%

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5:1

Why John Paul II Institute

The John Paul II Institute seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the person, marriage and family faithful to the Catholic magisterial tradition in light of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and Pope John Paul II, by means of a multidisciplinary education. Such fundamental study requires profound reflection that is at once theological, philosophical, anthropological and cosmological-scientific.

The Institution:

• President’s Oath (N/A) 
• Catholic Board
• Catholic Faculty
• Mandatum Required (N/A) 
• Theologians’ Oath (N/A) 

Campus Culture:

• Mass and Confession 
• Speakers Vetted
• Unobjectionable Clubs
• No Coed Dorms  (N/A) 
• Health Services Okay (N/A) 

School’s Comments:

President’s Oath, Mandatum, Theologians’ Oath: The institute is a graduate, theological, pontifical institute (not a university) founded by Pope John Paul II. With its central mission/goal of providing a comprehensive understanding of marriage and family that is faithful to the teaching of Catholic magisterial tradition, any institute faculty member is such only because he or she upholds this and has an expertise in the subject matter taught. All of the institute’s professors have received approval from the local bishop and the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education.

Mass and Confession: An institute Mass is celebrated weekly; the adjacent Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception also offers Masses and confession daily. 

Health Services: We offer a student health-insurance plan but no health services (i.e., a student clinic).