- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NCSuburb: largeZIP 27587Founded 1950
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1984
- Campuses
- 4
- Website
- www.judsoncollege.com
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit university in Wake Forest, North Carolina, with 585 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $8,500 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention85%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans2.7%
$8,500net price / year
75%admission rate
1127average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#117 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,047 of 1,738 for graduation rate#693 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,978tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,764
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,764
- Average net price
- $8,500national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,782
$30,001–48,000$12,610
$48,001–75,000$9,030
$75,001–110,000$13,031
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1127
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary—
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 585
- Part-time
- 36%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,527 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,721
- Endowment, end of year
- $44,958,471
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic5.5%
Black8.4%
Asian2.1%
U.S. nonresident0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Unknown3.8%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations81%
Philosophy & religious studies9.4%
Education3.8%
English language & literature1.9%
Liberal arts & humanities1.9%
History1.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199759. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7569414.