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Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

New York, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in New York, New York. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 234 students in fall 2024.

Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York offers certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Theology, and Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. It awarded 79 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Mission

Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a seminary and a graduate school of theology established in 1836 by founders “deeply impressed by the claims of the world upon the church.” Union prepares women and men for committed lives of service to the church, academy, and society. A Union education develops practices of mind and body that foster intellectual and academic excellence, social justice, and compassionate wisdom. Grounded in the Christian tradition and responsive to the needs of God’s creation, Union’s graduates make a difference wherever they serve.

Mission statement as reported by Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Key figures

234

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 3

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

Divinity/Ministry Master 40 graduates
Theology MasterPhD Online option 29 graduates
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other CertificateMaster Online option 10 graduates

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees: 74
Doctoral degrees (research): 4
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 234
Graduate students, fall 2024: 234
Full-time, fall 2024: 66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 260
Graduate students, 2024-25: 260
Full-time, 2024-25: 61%
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: 64%
Men: 36%
White: 35%
Hispanic or Latino: 8%
Black or African American: 26%
Asian: 7%
Two or more races: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 9%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 12%
Students taking some online courses: 53%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Serene Jones
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program