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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,220, made up of 957 undergraduates and 2,263 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Christian Studies, and Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other. It awarded 484 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.

Mission statement as reported by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Key figures

3,220
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
484
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 33

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 13
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
Health Professions 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 5
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
68%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
51
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
359
Doctoral degrees (research)
32
Other doctoral degrees
28
Postbaccalaureate certificates
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,220
Undergraduates, fall 2024
957
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,263
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,496
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,600
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,896
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
34%
Men
66%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
President
Daniel Akin
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
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