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Overview

Location Chicago, Illinois Grand Rapids, Michigan Holland, Michigan Kansas City, Missouri Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Campus setting City: Large City: Midsize City: Small City: Large City: Midsize
College type 4 year 4 year 4 year 4 year 4 year
Control/business model Private (Non Profit) Private (Non Profit) Private (Non Profit) Private (Non Profit) Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system 4-1-4 Semester Semester Semester 4-1-4
Degrees offered Graduate Graduate Graduate Graduate Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate 80.0%
Common app member No No No No No
Religious affiliation Presbyterian Protestant Protestant Evangelical Baptist

Admission

Acceptance rate N/A N/A N/A N/A 62.1%
Application fees $50 $50 $100 $35
Undergraduate: $25

Graduate: $25
SAT range N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ACT range N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants 29
Total number of admissions given out 18
Admitted students who chose to enroll 18
Yield rate 100.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT) N/A
High school GPA N/A N/A N/A N/A Required
Recommendation letters N/A N/A N/A N/A Required
High school transcript N/A N/A N/A N/A Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL) N/A N/A N/A N/A Not required

Tuition and Fees

Sticker price $22,100
Average net price
Tuition $3,600
Room & board
Available payment plans
  • Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid

Students receiving financial aid

(Grants & scholarships)

Students receiving federal student loan
Students taking out private loans

Students and Campus

Undergraduate students 36
Men 61.1% Women 38.9%
Graduate students 203
Men 62.1% Women 37.9%
249
Men 68.7% Women 31.3%
377
Men 61.8% Women 38.2%
220
Men 59.5% Women 40.5%
703
Men 61.0% Women 39.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low
Out-of-state students N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
International students N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.3%
Campus local/setting City: Large City: Midsize City: Small City: Large City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity N/A 189 93 33 N/A
First year students are required to live on campus? N/A No No No N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Academics

Popular study areas
  • Theology
  • Theology
  • Theology
  • Theology
  • Theology
  • Psychology
  • Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A 2:1
Institutional accreditation Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Outcome

Graduation rate N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dropout rate N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Transferred out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)
Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $40,372
  • Year 2: $33,993
  • Year 3: N/A
Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: N/A
  • Year 3: $31,270
Theological and Ministerial Studies (First Professional Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $39,523
  • Year 3: $52,282
Religion/Religious Studies (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $57,318
  • Year 3: $54,412
Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $49,213
  • Year 2: N/A
  • Year 3: N/A
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $15,182
  • Year 3: N/A