Berkeley School of Theology
Berkeley, California · Also known as BST · Website
Berkeley School of Theology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Berkeley, California with 17 undergraduates and 91 graduate students. It admits 89% of applicants.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$2,856
US median $11,837
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $2,856
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2022-23 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,896 in 2022-23 to $2,856 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Undergraduates
- 17
- Graduate students
- 91
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 6
- Endowment
- $9.69M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,856 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,640 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Berkeley School of Theology?
89% of applicants are admitted to Berkeley School of Theology. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
What are the most popular majors at Berkeley School of Theology?
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (10 certificate graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (8 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (1 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.