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Of the 28 Jesuit universities in the United States, 27 are requiring vaccination for students — and many other Catholic institutions are following suit. This raises concerns for Catholic students who have to weigh their moral and health concerns against their desire to attend in-person classes this fall.

As schools close in on reconvening around Labor Day, the number of vaccine mandates continues to climb. As of Aug. 12, 720 colleges and universities — out of nearly 4,000 nationwide — are requiring vaccination, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

As Church Militant reported last month, about 50% of the institutions voluntarily reporting their vaccine policy for the fall are private. Of those private institutions, roughly 20% are Catholic. Boston College, Creighton, Fordham, Georgetown, the Loyolas (Chicago, Maryland, New Orleans), Mount St. Mary's in Maryland and Notre Dame are just a few of the Catholic institutions requiring vaccination.