Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Overview

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Wake Forest is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at SEBTS since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SEBTS.
• During a recent academic cycle, 63% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?

Contact details for SEBTS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	120 S. Wingate Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587-1889
Phone:	919-761-2100
Website:	www.sebts.edu

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How Do I Get Into SEBTS?

You can apply to SEBTS online at: www.sebts.edu/admissions-and-aid/application-process/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for SEBTS

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SEBTS?

SEBTS has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to SEBTS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 430 and 590.

SEBTS received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?

The overall average net price of SEBTS is $16,978. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SEBTS, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $15,500 a year. That adds up to $62,000 over four years for those students.

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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 897 undergraduate students at SEBTS, with 385 being full-time and 512 being part-time.

There are also 2,446 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 385 full-time undergraduates at SEBTS, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	294
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at SEBTS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Dominican Republic, and Vietnam.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies	10	49	6	213	40	318
Missionary Studies	0	11	0	29	5	45
Religious Studies	0	0	0	39	0	39
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	12	4	9	2	27
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	19	0	19
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	17	0	17
Religious Education	0	0	0	3	13	16
Philosophy	0	4	0	7	0	11
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	6	4	10
Biblical Studies	0	4	0	4	2	10
History	0	6	0	0	0	6
Sacred Music	0	4	0	1	0	5
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	2	0	1	1	4
General English Literature	0	3	0	0	0	3
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	0	0	3	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Teaching English or French	0	0	1	0	0	1
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	0	1	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	98	11	351	67	537

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.