Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC · Private · Large suburb · SBTS · SEBTS
Private institution in Wake Forest, NC · 466 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate.
- Top 8%Average net price
- Top 15%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
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
- $6,608155th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,646650th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,646307th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,909421st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.4%1,288th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.8%572nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.6%790th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4661,697th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.3%1,794th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 146 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 13 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s 466 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 424 undergrads
- Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC · 409 undergrads
- Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC · 390 undergrads
- Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC · 602 undergrads
- Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC · 638 undergrads
- Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC · 654 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesebts.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 199759)
- Compare colleges in NCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Carolina UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary vs Carolina UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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