The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit · www.sbts.edu/ ↗

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit college in Louisville, Kentucky, set in a large city. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 848 undergraduate degree-seeking students. It also offers graduate degrees. It reports a religious affiliation. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Theological and Ministerial Studies; Business Administration, Management and Operations; and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Kentucky

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Theological and Ministerial Studies · Business Administration, Management and Operations · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
848
Similar schools: 1,107
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
55.9%
Similar schools: 73.7%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
48.4%
Similar schools: 57.7%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
78.6%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. It admits 55.9% of applicants, lower than the 73.7% median. 78.6% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 48.4% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 57.7% median.