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SBTS was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider SBTS to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 37% of students accepted to SBTS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 483 and 568.
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At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at SBTS is 27%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 964 undergraduates at SBTS with 593 being full-time and 371 being part-time.
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 SBTS, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $12,765 a year. That adds up to $51,060 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SBTS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2825 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40280-0001 |
| Phone: | 800-626-5525 |
| Website: | www.sbts.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 525 | NA |
| Missionary Studies | 52 | NA |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 50 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | NA |
| Religious Education | 18 | NA |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 12 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 9 | NA |
| Sacred Music | 9 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | 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, 2,332 students took at least one online class at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is an increase from the 2,313 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,332 | 953 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,313 | 987 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,224 | 977 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,583 | 647 |
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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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