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Berkeley School of Theology

Berkeley, California Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Berkeley School of Theology is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Berkeley, California. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 108 students in fall 2024, including 17 undergraduates and 91 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is American Baptist.

Berkeley School of Theology offers certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Christian Studies, Divinity/Ministry, and Theology. It awarded 26 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

To create leaders for communities of Christian faith, hope, and justice.

Mission statement as reported by Berkeley School of Theology

Key figures

108

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

13:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 3

Divinity/Ministry Master Online option 8 graduates
Theology CertificateMasterPhD Online option 4 graduates
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Certificate Online option 4 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Christian Studies Certificate Online option 10 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students: 50%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees: 12
Certificates under 1 year: 4
Certificates of 2 to 4 years: 10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 108
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 17
Graduate students, fall 2024: 91
Full-time, fall 2024: 37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 178
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 65
Graduate students, 2024-25: 113
Full-time, 2024-25: 28%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 50%
Men: 50%
White: 8%
Hispanic or Latino: 21%
Black or African American: 48%
Asian: 12%
Two or more races: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 6%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 4
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 16%
Students taking some online courses: 44%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: American Baptist
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: James Brenneman
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact