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 |
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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.