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SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

El Dorado Hills, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in El Dorado Hills, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 319, made up of 198 undergraduates and 121 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Assemblies of God Church.

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology, Divinity/Ministry, and Religious/Sacred Music. It awarded 108 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

319
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
108
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

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 5

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
57
Associate degrees
6
Master's degrees
45

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
319
Undergraduates, fall 2024
198
Graduate students, fall 2024
121
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
344
Undergraduates, 2024-25
210
Graduate students, 2024-25
134
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
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
40%
Men
60%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
94%
Students taking some online courses
3%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Trimester
Religious affiliation
Assemblies of God Church
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Chancellor/President
George Neau
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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