The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, KY 40280-0001

Overview

Admission

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is less selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 262 applications and 261 students were granted admission. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is at the #98 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.

Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 63% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 24% submitted SAT scores.

Tuition & Fees

In 2016-2017 academic year, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's tuition was $17,376 for all students regardless of residency (35.1% cheaper than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)

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Financial Aid

In 2016-2017 academic year, 69% of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. -- of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of -- (which is 100% below the national average.)

The total number of federal student loan recipients at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2016-2017, was 0, which is -- of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was -- (which is 100% below the national average.)

Student Body

In Fall 2016, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has enrolled a total of 3,929 students (2,139 students full-time and 1,790 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 3,929 students, 55 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 80% men and 20% women and 1,073 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 2,856 for graduates studies.

The institution also enrolled 1,154 students for distance studies.

Majors

Listed below are the 3 largest majors offered at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Graduation & Dropout Rates

Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.

The following section details graduation and dropout rates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.

The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.