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New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans, Louisiana Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New Orleans, Louisiana. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,349, made up of 865 undergraduates and 1,484 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other, and Theology. It awarded 489 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Mission

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College prepare servants to walk with Christ, proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission.

Mission statement as reported by New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,349
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
489
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 18

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 14
Psychology 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
92%
First-year retention, part-time students
61%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
88
Associate degrees
26
Master's degrees
216
Doctoral degrees (research)
93
Certificates under 1 year
62
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,349
Undergraduates, fall 2024
865
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,484
Full-time, fall 2024
43%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,932
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,157
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,775
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
30%
Men
70%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
39%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President
James Dew, Jr.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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