10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Louisville, Kentucky
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- 55.9%
- Acceptance rate
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 55.9%
- acceptance rate
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Southern 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 ("Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions"), 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
F
College Value Score
37/100
The Southern 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
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10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
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Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
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Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
78.6%
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
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
41.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Southern 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
848
Undergraduate enrollment
55.9%
Acceptance rate
1,120
SAT average
41.8%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
78.6%
First-year retention
How The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks in Kentucky
State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150%-time completion | 41.8% | #57 of 75 | 24th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 848 | #39 of 81 | 52nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College | $66,240 | $20,781 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University | $62,069 | $21,499 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | $61,480 | $18,540 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $61,480 | $21,164 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | $61,480 | $28,475 |
| 6 | Thomas More University | $59,384 | $21,835 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky | $59,025 | $18,851 |
| 8 | Transylvania University | $54,705 | $21,913 |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $53,899 | $17,988 |
| 10 | Georgetown College | $52,074 | $14,095 |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | $50,220 | $8,191 |
| 12 | Spalding University | $49,438 | $25,491 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 55.9% |
| SAT Average | 1,120 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 490 – 590 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 520 – 640 |
| ACT Average | 23 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 19 – 27 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,046 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,046 |
Net Price by Family Income
0.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
78.6%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 78.6% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral | 1 | 144 | $77,507 | $77,507 | - |
| Master's | 1 | 321 | $67,008 | $67,008 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Doctoral | 144 | $77,507 | - |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's | 321 | $67,008 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary? ▼
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. The acceptance rate is 55.9%. The average SAT score is 1,120. Undergraduate enrollment is 848 students.
What is the graduation rate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary? ▼
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a 41.8% 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 78.6%.
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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