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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

89.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SEBTS during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 89 52 37
Admitted students 80 45 35
Enrolled students 53 32 21
Acceptance rate 90% 86% 95%
Yield rate 66% 71% 60%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SEBTS received a total of 89 applications. These applications included 52 male applicants and 37 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 89 applicants, SEBTS admitted 80 students. Among the admitted students, there were 45 males and 35 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 53 students chose to enroll at SEBTS. This means that 53 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 32 were male and 21 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SEBTS had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 86% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 95%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SEBTS had an overall yield rate of 66% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 71%, and for female admitted students, it was 60%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SEBTS over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 126 76 50 124 74 50 98% 97% 100% 86 50 36 69% 68% 72%
2016 46 28 18 35 20 15 76% 71% 83% 32 17 15 91% 85% 100%
2017 105 75 30 100 71 29 95% 95% 97% 82 62 20 82% 87% 69%
2018 426 268 158 384 243 141 90% 91% 89% 140 98 42 36% 40% 30%
2019 252 149 103 233 138 95 92% 93% 92% 129 90 39 55% 65% 41%
2020 222 168 54 183 132 51 82% 79% 94% 156 107 49 85% 81% 96%
2021 89 52 37 80 45 35 90% 86% 95% 53 32 21 66% 71% 60%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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