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Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Detroit, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Detroit, Michigan, Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 351, made up of 188 undergraduates and 163 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Sacred Heart Major Seminary offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology and Philosophy. It awarded 74 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

351

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

7:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 2

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 1

Theology CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster Online option 62 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Philosophy CertificateBachelor 12 graduates

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 13
Master's degrees: 24
Certificates under 1 year: 34
Post-master's certificates: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 351
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 188
Graduate students, fall 2024: 163
Full-time, fall 2024: 24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 406
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 231
Graduate students, 2024-25: 175
Full-time, 2024-25: 22%
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: 32%
Men: 68%
White: 51%
Hispanic or Latino: 11%
Black or African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 1%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 15%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 28%
Students taking some online courses: 30%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Rector/ President: Fr. Stephen Burr
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact