Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School; Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan; Moody Bible Institute Aviation--Spokane · Website
$45,399
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,399
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Moody Bible Institute is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 1,510 undergraduates and 655 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,221 a year (tuition and fees $15,786). It admits 83% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,399 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,149 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,221
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,786
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,149
About $192 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,399
Rank 1,948 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,221
- Tuition and fees
- $15,786
- Cost of attendance
- $34,327
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,293
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,057
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,599
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,676
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,897
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,284 in 2015-16 to $15,786 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
- 83%
- Undergraduates
- 1,510
- Graduate students
- 655
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $54.0M
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,948 of 5,094 US colleges and 74 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,221 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,786 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,149 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,210 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,399 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $15,000 | $33,488 | $38,907 | $44,535 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $14,250 | $26,236 | $40,561 | $40,103 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 70 | $25,442 | $61,890 | $69,835 | $61,300 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,566 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $12,180 | $35,426 | $44,522 | $42,915 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $12,690 | $35,114 | $50,342 | $44,533 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 43 | $18,000 | $53,860 | $66,956 | $56,028 |
| Religious EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $12,647 | $30,671 | $36,770 | $43,633 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $40,708 | $47,576 | $59,571 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | $32,025 | $55,673 | $54,640 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,456 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,192 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,204 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Moody Bible Institute cost?
$22,221 a year is the average net price at Moody Bible Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,786, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $34,327. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,293 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Moody Bible Institute?
83% of applicants are admitted to Moody Bible Institute. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Moody Bible Institute graduates earn?
$45,399 a year is the median pay of former Moody Bible Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,210 after 6 years). That ranks 1,948 of 5,094 US colleges and 74 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's) at $61,890.
How much student debt do Moody Bible Institute graduates have?
$18,149 is the median federal student loan debt of Moody Bible Institute graduates, about $192 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Moody Bible Institute?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Moody Bible Institute finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Moody Bible Institute?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (126 bachelor's graduates), Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (74 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (70 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 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.