The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 848 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 56%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 44%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Southern Seminary does not participate in federal or state student aid loan or grant programs, relying instead on Cooperative Program funding and institutional scholarships.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 56%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $11,476Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 44%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 848Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 0%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY — admits 72%
- Georgetown College Georgetown, KY — admits 91%
- Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY — admits 90%
- Midway University Midway, KY — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Centre College Danville, KY — admits 54%
- Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY — admits 72%
- Asbury University Wilmore, KY — admits 63%
- Erskine College Due West, SC — admits 63%
- Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI — admits 52%
- Maryville College Maryville, TN — admits 61%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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