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Nazarene Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Nazarene Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Kansas City, Missouri. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 168 students. Its religious affiliation is Church of the Nazarene.

Nazarene Theological Seminary offers certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Theology and Religious Vocations, Other, and Theology. It awarded 42 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Mission

The Mission of Nazarene Theological Seminary is to form faithful and effective ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to participate in the reconciling of the world to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-20).

Mission statement as reported by Nazarene Theological Seminary

Key figures

168
Students enrolled
42
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 3

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

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees
19
Other doctoral degrees
19
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
168
Graduate students, fall 2024
168
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
183
Graduate students, 2024-25
183
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
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
45%
Men
55%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
93%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Church of the Nazarene
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Dean of the Faculty
Sarah Coleson-Derck
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Student veteran organization

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