Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, North Carolina · Also known as SEBTS · Website
$13,090
net price a year, after grants
$13,090
net price a year, after grants
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wake Forest, North Carolina with 585 undergraduates and 2,263 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,090 a year (tuition and fees $11,318). It admits 75% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,090
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$11,318
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
-
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
- $13,090
- Tuition and fees
- $11,318
- Cost of attendance
- $22,632
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,587
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,263
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,970
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $4,099
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 $8,124 in 2015-16 to $11,318 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,127
- Undergraduates
- 585
- Graduate students
- 2,263
- Part-time students
- 36%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $45.0M
- 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
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,090 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,318 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $36,048 | $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.
Programs
48 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 StudiesMaster's | Master's | 213 | Withheld | $54,863 | $71,527 | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | $95,347 | $71,982 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,737 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,204 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,952 | $63,289 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 17 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,129 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| PhilosophyMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,272 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wake Forest and North Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in North Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in North Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary cost?
$13,090 a year is the average net price at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,318, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,632. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,587 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?
75% of applicants are admitted to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,127. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
What is the graduation rate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary finish within 6 years. 85% 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 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (213 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (49 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (40 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 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.