The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky · Also known as SBTS, Southern Seminary, Boyce College · Website
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Louisville, Kentucky with 848 undergraduates and 3,283 graduate students. It admits 56% of applicants and 40% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$11,046
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
40%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $11,046
- 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 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $17,080 in 2015-16 to $11,046 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
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 848
- Graduate students
- 3,283
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 26
- Endowment
- $102.8M
- 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 | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,046 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $36,235 | $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
26 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 | 324 | Withheld | $56,478 | $67,008 | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 126 | Withheld | $92,298 | $77,507 | $71,982 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,204 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesDoctoral | Doctoral | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,854 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,328 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Religious EducationDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,264 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,689 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?
56% of applicants are admitted to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
What is the graduation rate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?
40% of first-time, full-time students at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary finish within 6 years. 79% 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 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (324 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (126 doctoral graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (49 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 26 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.