Louisville, Kentucky · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Louisville, Kentucky. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 4,298 students in fall 2024, including 1,015 undergraduates and 3,283 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Theology, and Missions/Missionary Studies. It awarded 1,061 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Mission
Under the lordship of Jesus Christ, the mission of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is to be totally committed to the Bible as the Word of God, to the Great Commission as our mandate, and to be a servant of the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention by training, educating, and preparing ministers of the gospel for more faithful service.
Key figures
4,298
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
1,061
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 17
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
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