It is a member of the interfaith Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and an affiliate of the University of California Berkeley.

DSPT offers certificate and degree programs to women and men of all religions as well as training for the Dominicans of the Western Province.

From the time of its association with the GTU, DSPT had leased space for classes and faculty offices.

DSPT offers a variety of academic concentrations, including Thomistic studies and religion and the arts.

Members of the DSPT College of Fellows are lay Catholics who gather every year on campus to discuss politics, government, law, economics, business, the sciences, bio-medical research, technology, media, and the arts.