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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Families earning under $30k paid $18,587 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $22,632.
Earnings ten years after entering were not reported.
58% of students finish within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment, 2023
- 3,754
What it costs
The published sticker cost is $22,632 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $4,099 and $18,587 a year depending on income at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Statement of cost · Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- $22,632
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- $18,587
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- $13,090
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
- $11,318
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
Yearly net price by family income, in dollars
- Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
- Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,587 |
| $30k–$48k | $12,263 |
| $48k–$75k | $11,970 |
| $75k–$110k | $4,099 |
| Over $110k | not reported |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Earnings and graduate debt are not reported for this school.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
- not reported
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- not reported
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
earnings not reported at 6, 8 or 10 years
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median graduate debt | not reported |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | 213 | $81,989 | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 49 | not reported | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Doctoral Degree | 40 | not reported | not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | 39 | not reported | not reported |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Master's Degree | 29 | not reported | not reported |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's Degree | 19 | not reported | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | 17 | not reported | not reported |
| Religious Education | Doctoral Degree | 13 | not reported | not reported |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | 12 | not reported | not reported |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | 11 | not reported | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Associate's Degree | 10 | not reported | not reported |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | 9 | not reported | not reported |
Show all 20 programs
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | 7 | not reported | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 6 | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | 6 | not reported | not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | 6 | not reported | not reported |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Doctoral Degree | 5 | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | 4 | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 4 | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | 4 | not reported | not reported |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary: 585 undergraduates; 19% of students receive Pell grants; 75% of applicants are admitted.
Admission rate
75%
51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Undergraduates
585
35th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
19%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
18th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Completion
58%
finish within 150% of normal time
51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
First-generation
not reported
Median family income
not reported
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
not reported
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | not reported |
| $30k–$48k | not reported |
| $48k–$75k | not reported |
| $75k–$110k | not reported |
| Over $110k | not reported |
How it has changed
Average net price rose from $8,651 in 2020 to $13,090 in 2024.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
8 years not reported; the line breaks there
Price per year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reported in any year
Undergraduates
9 years not reported; the line breaks there
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 192 |
| 1997 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 219 |
| 1998 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 356 |
| 1999 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 349 |
| 2000 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2001 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 556 |
| 2002 | 89% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 419 |
| 2003 | 74% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 439 |
| 2004 | 87% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 444 |
| 2005 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2006 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2007 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2008 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2009 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2010 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2011 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2012 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2013 | 67% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 424 |
| 2014 | 75% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 502 |
| 2015 | 98% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 417 |
| 2016 | 76% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 376 |
| 2017 | 95% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 406 |
| 2018 | 90% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 520 |
| 2019 | 92% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 557 |
| 2020 | 82% | $18,811 | $8,651 | not reported | 593 |
| 2021 | 90% | $23,979 | $19,143 | not reported | 529 |
| 2022 | 80% | $20,940 | $9,262 | not reported | 458 |
| 2023 | 77% | $20,909 | $6,608 | not reported | 466 |
| 2024 | 75% | $22,632 | $13,090 | not reported | 585 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
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Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.