Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO · Private · Large city · MBC · MBCSBC · MBTS · Midwestern · Midwestern Baptist College · Midwestern Baptist Seminary · SBC · Spurgeon College
Private institution in Kansas City, MO · 791 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $50,535 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 19%Median graduate debt
- Top 21%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,1401,483rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,400520th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,400222nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $31,765989th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,675355th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,5351,037th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,7121,239th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.0%418th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.5%1,459th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.3%1,377th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7911,492nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.9%1,135th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 399 mi (ORD)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | $20,140 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NCCAA Division II · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s 791 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO · 782 undergrads
- William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO · 868 undergrads
- Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO · 884 undergrads
- Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO · 634 undergrads
- Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 632 undergrads
- Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, MO · 612 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT · 790 undergrads
- Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · 789 undergrads
- Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA · 789 undergrads
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY · 794 undergrads
- Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA · 794 undergrads
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR · 788 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitembts.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178208)
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