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Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Ankeny, Iowa. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 611, made up of 551 undergraduates and 60 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Bible, Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 100 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

611
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
100
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 16

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 8
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Education 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
55
Associate degrees
23
Master's degrees
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
611
Undergraduates, fall 2024
551
Graduate students, fall 2024
60
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
744
Undergraduates, 2024-25
659
Graduate students, 2024-25
85
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
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
84%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
James R. Tillotson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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