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Most Popular Schools for Divinity/Ministry Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Liberty Âé¶¹Íø 459 2% $40,075
2 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 211 51% $30,783
3 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 178 44% $18,587
4 Fuller Theological Seminary 165 30% N/A
5 Princeton Theological Seminary 134 69% N/A
6 Asbury Theological Seminary 120 53% N/A
7 Ohio Christian Âé¶¹Íø 114 14% $33,532
8 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 108 30% N/A
9 Dallas Theological Seminary 107 23% N/A
10 Emory Âé¶¹Íø 93 3% $69,502
11 Andrews Âé¶¹Íø 89 14% $40,566
12 Biola Âé¶¹Íø 88 7% $56,956
13 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 87 23% $18,320
14 Virginia Union Âé¶¹Íø 86 29% $31,358
15 New York Theological Seminary 79 100% N/A
16 Nyack College 74 13% $40,497
17 Johnson Âé¶¹Íø 72 24% $27,062
18 The Master's Âé¶¹Íø and Seminary 69 17% $40,582
19 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 66 23% $20,256
20 Baylor Âé¶¹Íø 64 2% $62,527
21 Luther Rice College & Seminary 64 34% $8,146
22 Western Seminary 59 30% N/A
23 Trinity International Âé¶¹Íø-Illinois 59 17% $46,510
24 Covenant Theological Seminary 58 47% N/A
25 Luther Seminary 57 65% N/A
26 Concordia Seminary 57 49% N/A
27 Piedmont International Âé¶¹Íø 55 59% $20,829
28 Oral Roberts Âé¶¹Íø 53 9% $42,660
29 Azusa Pacific Âé¶¹Íø 52 2% $54,144
30 Wesley Theological Seminary 51 59% N/A
31 Yale Âé¶¹Íø 50 1% $73,900
32 Harvard Âé¶¹Íø 48 1% $71,650
33 Westminster Theological Seminary 46 51% N/A
34 Southeastern Âé¶¹Íø 43 4% $39,702
35 Nazarene Bible College 41 46% $13,260
36 United Theological Seminary 41 73% N/A
37 Mercer Âé¶¹Íø 39 2% $52,488
38 Southern Methodist Âé¶¹Íø 39 1% $74,737
39 Concordia Theological Seminary 39 66% N/A
40 Andover Newton Theological School 39 59% N/A
41 Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 39 60% N/A
42 The King's Âé¶¹Íø 38 30% $16,218
43 Drew Âé¶¹Íø 38 10% $57,230
44 Denver Seminary 38 22% N/A
45 Iliff School of Theology 38 63% N/A
46 Interdenominational Theological Center 38 100% N/A
47 Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 38 70% N/A
48 United Lutheran Seminary 38 69% N/A
49 Mount St. Mary's Âé¶¹Íø 36 6% $57,125
50 Grand Canyon Âé¶¹Íø 36 0% $32,100
51 Eastern Âé¶¹Íø 36 4% $49,461
52 Bethel Seminary-St Paul 36 42% N/A
53 Nazarene Theological Seminary 36 57% N/A
54 Moody Bible Institute 35 4% $27,080
55 Payne Theological Seminary 35 100% N/A
56 Samford Âé¶¹Íø 32 3% $47,863
57 Columbia Theological Seminary 32 48% N/A
58 Vanderbilt Âé¶¹Íø 31 1% $70,146
59 Union Presbyterian Seminary 31 65% N/A
60 Wake Forest Âé¶¹Íø 30 1% $71,638
61 Saint Paul School of Theology 30 83% N/A
62 Apex School of Theology 30 22% $5,550
63 Harding Âé¶¹Íø 29 2% $30,671
64 Lipscomb Âé¶¹Íø 29 2% $49,546
65 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 28 82% N/A
66 Âé¶¹Íø of Valley Forge 27 17% $35,787
67 Western Theological Seminary 26 68% N/A
68 Multnomah Âé¶¹Íø 26 15% $42,815
69 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 26 87% N/A
70 Columbia International Âé¶¹Íø 25 8% $36,150
71 Christian Theological Seminary 25 66% N/A
72 Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 25 58% N/A
73 Claremont School of Theology 24 63% N/A
74 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 24 62% N/A
75 Calvin Theological Seminary 24 41% N/A
76 Meadville Lombard Theological School 23 92% N/A
77 Memphis Theological Seminary 23 53% N/A
78 Brite Divinity School 23 74% N/A
79 Anderson Âé¶¹Íø 22 3% $43,110
80 Catholic Âé¶¹Íø of America 21 2% $64,560
81 Saint Meinrad School of Theology 21 35% N/A
82 Eden Theological Seminary 21 81% N/A
83 Campbell Âé¶¹Íø 21 2% $49,640
84 Sioux Falls Seminary 21 60% N/A
85 Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico 21 72% N/A
86 Hardin-Simmons Âé¶¹Íø 20 5% $41,046
87 Eastern Mennonite Âé¶¹Íø 20 4% $51,500
88 Pope St John XXIII National Seminary 20 100% N/A
89 Methodist Theological School in Ohio 20 57% N/A
90 Santa Clara Âé¶¹Íø 19 1% $71,778
91 Pacific School of Religion 19 54% N/A
92 Catholic Theological Union at Chicago 19 32% N/A
93 Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry 19 49% N/A
94 Boston College 18 0% $73,092
95 Ashland Âé¶¹Íø 18 1% $34,792
96 Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 18 36% $41,282
97 The Âé¶¹Íø of the South 18 4% $60,950
98 North Park Âé¶¹Íø 17 2% $43,005
99 Starr King School for the Ministry 17 77% N/A
100 Westminster Theological Seminary in California 17 63% N/A

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Divinity/Ministry program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.