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Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Chicago Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Chicago, Illinois. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 215 students. Its religious affiliation is United Church of Christ.

Chicago Theological Seminary offers certificates, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Religion/Religious Studies, and Theology. It awarded 40 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Key figures

215

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 5

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 MasterProfessional Online option 21 graduates
Theology CertificateMaster Online option 3 graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling PhD Online option

Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Religion/Religious Studies Master Online option 15 graduates
Philosophy PhD Online option 1 graduate

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees: 33
Doctoral degrees (research): 1
Professional doctorates: 3
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 215
Graduate students, fall 2024: 215
Full-time, fall 2024: 33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 279
Graduate students, 2024-25: 279
Full-time, 2024-25: 30%
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: 58%
Men: 42%
White: 35%
Hispanic or Latino: 3%
Black or African American: 24%
Asian: 10%
Two or more races: 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Programs with a fully online option: 3
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 82%
Students taking some online courses: 18%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: United Church of Christ
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Brad Braxton
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services