NBT

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Lisle, Illinois. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 315 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is American Baptist.

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary offers certificates, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology, Pastoral Studies/Counseling, and Divinity/Ministry. It awarded 46 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

Key figures

315

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

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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

Theology Master Online option 22 graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling PhDProfessional Online option 16 graduates
Divinity/Ministry Master Online option 5 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Christian Studies Master Online option 2 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

General Studies CertificateMaster Online option 1 graduate

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees: 30
Doctoral degrees (research): 12
Professional doctorates: 4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 315
Graduate students, fall 2024: 315
Full-time, fall 2024: 60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 316
Graduate students, 2024-25: 316
Full-time, 2024-25: 63%
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: 42%
Men: 58%
White: 60%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 18%
Asian: 9%
Two or more races: 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 5
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 3%
Students taking some online courses: 50%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Quarter
Religious affiliation: American Baptist
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Dr. Joy Moore
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program