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SEBTS was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 48% of students accepted to SEBTS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 430 and 590.
Learn more about Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SEBTS it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at SEBTS, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 897 undergraduates at SEBTS with 385 being full-time and 512 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SEBTS, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SEBTS, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $15,500 a year. That adds up to $62,000 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Contact details for SEBTS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 120 S. Wingate Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587-1889 |
| Phone: | 919-761-2100 |
| Website: | www.sebts.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | 442 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 361 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 59 | NA |
| Missionary Studies | 35 | NA |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 23 | NA |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 20 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 16 | NA |
| Religious Education | 13 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 11 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 7 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,745 students took at least one online class at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is a decrease from the 1,802 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,745 | 1,023 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,802 | 1,070 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,753 | 859 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,442 | 716 |
Learn more about online learning at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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