A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | Liberty University | 459 | 2% | $40,075 |
2 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 211 | 51% | $30,783 |
3 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 178 | 44% | $18,587 |
4 | Fuller Theological Seminary | 165 | 30% | N/A |
5 | Princeton Theological Seminary | 134 | 69% | N/A |
6 | Asbury Theological Seminary | 120 | 53% | N/A |
7 | Ohio Christian University | 114 | 14% | $33,532 |
8 | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | 108 | 30% | N/A |
9 | Dallas Theological Seminary | 107 | 23% | N/A |
10 | Emory University | 93 | 3% | $69,502 |
11 | Andrews University | 89 | 14% | $40,566 |
12 | Biola University | 88 | 7% | $56,956 |
13 | New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | 87 | 23% | $18,320 |
14 | Virginia Union University | 86 | 29% | $31,358 |
15 | New York Theological Seminary | 79 | 100% | N/A |
16 | Nyack College | 74 | 13% | $40,497 |
17 | Johnson University | 72 | 24% | $27,062 |
18 | The Master's University and Seminary | 69 | 17% | $40,582 |
19 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 66 | 23% | $20,256 |
20 | Baylor University | 64 | 2% | $62,527 |
21 | Luther Rice College & Seminary | 64 | 34% | $8,146 |
22 | Western Seminary | 59 | 30% | N/A |
23 | Trinity International University-Illinois | 59 | 17% | $46,510 |
24 | Covenant Theological Seminary | 58 | 47% | N/A |
25 | Luther Seminary | 57 | 65% | N/A |
26 | Concordia Seminary | 57 | 49% | N/A |
27 | Piedmont International University | 55 | 59% | $20,829 |
28 | Oral Roberts University | 53 | 9% | $42,660 |
29 | Azusa Pacific University | 52 | 2% | $54,144 |
30 | Wesley Theological Seminary | 51 | 59% | N/A |
31 | Yale University | 50 | 1% | $73,900 |
32 | Harvard University | 48 | 1% | $71,650 |
33 | Westminster Theological Seminary | 46 | 51% | N/A |
34 | Southeastern University | 43 | 4% | $39,702 |
35 | Nazarene Bible College | 41 | 46% | $13,260 |
36 | United Theological Seminary | 41 | 73% | N/A |
37 | Mercer University | 39 | 2% | $52,488 |
38 | Southern Methodist University | 39 | 1% | $74,737 |
39 | Concordia Theological Seminary | 39 | 66% | N/A |
40 | Andover Newton Theological School | 39 | 59% | N/A |
41 | Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | 39 | 60% | N/A |
42 | The King's University | 38 | 30% | $16,218 |
43 | Drew University | 38 | 10% | $57,230 |
44 | Denver Seminary | 38 | 22% | N/A |
45 | Iliff School of Theology | 38 | 63% | N/A |
46 | Interdenominational Theological Center | 38 | 100% | N/A |
47 | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | 38 | 70% | N/A |
48 | United Lutheran Seminary | 38 | 69% | N/A |
49 | Mount St. Mary's University | 36 | 6% | $57,125 |
50 | Grand Canyon University | 36 | 0% | $32,100 |
51 | Eastern University | 36 | 4% | $49,461 |
52 | Bethel Seminary-St Paul | 36 | 42% | N/A |
53 | Nazarene Theological Seminary | 36 | 57% | N/A |
54 | Moody Bible Institute | 35 | 4% | $27,080 |
55 | Payne Theological Seminary | 35 | 100% | N/A |
56 | Samford University | 32 | 3% | $47,863 |
57 | Columbia Theological Seminary | 32 | 48% | N/A |
58 | Vanderbilt University | 31 | 1% | $70,146 |
59 | Union Presbyterian Seminary | 31 | 65% | N/A |
60 | Wake Forest University | 30 | 1% | $71,638 |
61 | Saint Paul School of Theology | 30 | 83% | N/A |
62 | Apex School of Theology | 30 | 22% | $5,550 |
63 | Harding University | 29 | 2% | $30,671 |
64 | Lipscomb University | 29 | 2% | $49,546 |
65 | Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 28 | 82% | N/A |
66 | University of Valley Forge | 27 | 17% | $35,787 |
67 | Western Theological Seminary | 26 | 68% | N/A |
68 | Multnomah University | 26 | 15% | $42,815 |
69 | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 26 | 87% | N/A |
70 | Columbia International University | 25 | 8% | $36,150 |
71 | Christian Theological Seminary | 25 | 66% | N/A |
72 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | 25 | 58% | N/A |
73 | Claremont School of Theology | 24 | 63% | N/A |
74 | Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | 24 | 62% | N/A |
75 | Calvin Theological Seminary | 24 | 41% | N/A |
76 | Meadville Lombard Theological School | 23 | 92% | N/A |
77 | Memphis Theological Seminary | 23 | 53% | N/A |
78 | Brite Divinity School | 23 | 74% | N/A |
79 | Anderson University | 22 | 3% | $43,110 |
80 | Catholic University of America | 21 | 2% | $64,560 |
81 | Saint Meinrad School of Theology | 21 | 35% | N/A |
82 | Eden Theological Seminary | 21 | 81% | N/A |
83 | Campbell University | 21 | 2% | $49,640 |
84 | Sioux Falls Seminary | 21 | 60% | N/A |
85 | Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico | 21 | 72% | N/A |
86 | Hardin-Simmons University | 20 | 5% | $41,046 |
87 | Eastern Mennonite University | 20 | 4% | $51,500 |
88 | Pope St John XXIII National Seminary | 20 | 100% | N/A |
89 | Methodist Theological School in Ohio | 20 | 57% | N/A |
90 | Santa Clara University | 19 | 1% | $71,778 |
91 | Pacific School of Religion | 19 | 54% | N/A |
92 | Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | 19 | 32% | N/A |
93 | Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry | 19 | 49% | N/A |
94 | Boston College | 18 | 0% | $73,092 |
95 | Ashland University | 18 | 1% | $34,792 |
96 | Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 18 | 36% | $41,282 |
97 | The University of the South | 18 | 4% | $60,950 |
98 | North Park University | 17 | 2% | $43,005 |
99 | Starr King School for the Ministry | 17 | 77% | N/A |
100 | Westminster Theological Seminary in California | 17 | 63% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Divinity/Ministry program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.