The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Overview

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Known For?

• The highest award offered at SBTS is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from SBTS to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?

Contact details for SBTS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2825 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40280-0001
Phone:	800-626-5525
Website:	www.sbts.edu

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How Do I Get Into SBTS?

You can apply to SBTS online at: www.sbts.edu/admissions/start-your-application/

Admission Requirements for SBTS

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into SBTS?

SBTS has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to SBTS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 483 and 568.

SBTS received ACT scores from 56% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?

The overall average net price of SBTS is $22,012. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SBTS, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $12,765 a year. That adds up to $51,060 over four years for those students.

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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 964 undergraduate students at SBTS, with 593 being full-time and 371 being part-time.

There are also 3,373 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 593 full-time undergraduates at SBTS, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	519
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at SBTS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Canada, and Nigeria.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	4	4	49	0	324	126	507
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	4	0	36	33	73
Missionary Studies	0	0	0	0	10	40	9	59
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	18
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	9
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Teaching English or French	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	4	4	4	102	10	422	177	723

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
• Image Credit: By Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass. under License

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