10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Wake Forest, North Carolina
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit institution in Wake Forest, North Carolina. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- 74.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $13,090
- Avg net price / yr
- 53.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 74.6%
- acceptance rate
- 53.7%
- 150%-time completion
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
59/100
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$13,090
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B
84.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,090
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
53.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
585
Undergraduate enrollment
74.6%
Acceptance rate
1,127
SAT average
53.7%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
84.6%
First-year retention
How Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks in North Carolina
State rank among 147 reporting North Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $13,090 | #67 of 146 | 54th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.7% | #50 of 142 | 65th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 585 | #104 of 153 | 32nd |
Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | $97,800 | $29,612 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | $92,405 | $38,436 |
| 3 | Davidson College | $81,400 | $17,379 |
| 4 | Wake Forest University | $78,158 | $28,719 |
| 5 | Elon University | $74,545 | $41,555 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $72,200 | $11,655 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $68,758 | $17,303 |
| 8 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | $64,624 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | $61,480 | $28,602 |
| 10 | High Point University | $61,389 | $38,707 |
| 11 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | $58,708 | $17,618 |
| 12 | Queens University of Charlotte | $57,673 | $30,857 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 74.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,127 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 460 – 590 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 540 – 660 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 21 – 24 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,587 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,263 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,970 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,318 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,318 |
| Average Net Price | $13,090 |
18.9%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
84.6%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 53.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 84.6% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 3 | 353 | $67,240 | $71,527 | - |
| Doctoral | 1 | 41 | $95,347 | $95,347 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Doctoral | 41 | $95,347 | - |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's | 274 | $71,527 | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's | 20 | $62,952 | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's | 59 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary? ▼
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit institution in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The acceptance rate is 74.6%. The average SAT score is 1,127. Undergraduate enrollment is 585 students.
How much does Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary cost? ▼
The average net price at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is $13,090. In-state tuition is $11,318 and out-of-state tuition is $11,318.
What is the graduation rate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary? ▼
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has a 53.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 84.6%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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