Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · MBI · Moody Bible Institute Aviation--Spokane · Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School · Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan
Private institution in Chicago, IL · 1,586 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $45,399 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Full-time retention
- Top 25%Median graduate debt
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
- $25,0071,482nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,356970th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,356568th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $34,5101,090th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,149474th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,3991,337th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,2101,211th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.0%691st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.8%251st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.5%1,492nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5861,077th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.7%1,068th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 10 mi (MDW)
On 1 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 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologies | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $34,526 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $32,035 | $31,314 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $30,228 | $23,649 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | $27,874 | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | $23,571 | $21,166 |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | $23,262 | $20,824 |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | $16,663 | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Interdenominationalsource
- Founded in 1886source
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Archerssource
- Motto: ""Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15"source
- Campus size: about 18 acressource
- Athletic conference: NCCAAsource
- Notable alum: Bart D. Ehrmansource
- Notable alum: Mary McLeod Bethunesource
Athletics — 3 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.
Key links
- Official websitemoody.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147369)
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