The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY · Private · Large city · Boyce College · SBTS · Southern Seminary
Private institution in Louisville, KY · 844 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate.
- Top 22%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,086842nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,086450th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.9%1,383rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.7%628th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.9%1,454th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1118629th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8441,457th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 0.0%2,090th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 156 mi (BNA)
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 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s 844 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KY
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY · 794 undergrads
- Union CollegeBarbourville, KY · 736 undergrads
- Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY · 1,014 undergrads
- Beckfield College-FlorenceFlorence, KY · 612 undergrads
- Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY · 597 undergrads
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · 1,140 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC · 845 undergrads
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 843 undergrads
- Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · 845 undergrads
- Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR · 842 undergrads
- Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC · 839 undergrads
- Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL · 850 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesbts.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 157748)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary vs Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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