Welch College

Gallatin, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, Welch College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 389 students in fall 2024, including 350 undergraduates and 39 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Free Will Baptist Church.

Welch College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Bible, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 55 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

389

Students enrolled

61%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 35

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 9

Bible CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option 39 graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor 2 graduates
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other Bachelor 1 graduate
Theology Master 1 graduate
Divinity/Ministry Master Online option
Missions/Missionary Studies Bachelor
Religious Education Bachelor
Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor
Youth Ministry Bachelor

Education 9

Early Childhood Education and Teaching AssociateBachelor 4 graduates
Education, General BachelorMaster Online option 3 graduates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Certificate 3 graduates
Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor 2 graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master Online option 1 graduate
Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor 1 graduate
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels AssociateBachelor 1 graduate
History Teacher Education Bachelor
Music Teacher Education Bachelor

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Business Administration and Management AssociateBachelor Online option 7 graduates
Organizational Leadership Master Online option

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 5 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

English Language and Literature, General Bachelor 4 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2

Biology Associate 1 graduate
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Bachelor 1 graduate

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Humanities BachelorMaster Online option 1 graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Online option 1 graduate

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor 2 graduates
Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor

History 3

History, General Bachelor 1 graduate
American History (United States) Bachelor
History, Other Bachelor

Visual and Performing Arts 3

Music Pedagogy Bachelor 1 graduate
Music Associate
Music Performance Bachelor

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 61%
First-year retention, part-time students: 67%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 31
Associate degrees: 6
Master's degrees: 5
Certificates under 1 year: 10
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 389
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 350
Graduate students, fall 2024: 39
Full-time, fall 2024: 46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 451
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 405
Graduate students, 2024-25: 46
Full-time, 2024-25: 42%
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: 51%
Men: 49%
White: 77%
Hispanic or Latino: 8%
Black or African American: 4%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 8
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 20%
Students taking some online courses: 31%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Free Will Baptist Church
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association: NCCAA
President: J. Matthew Pinson
Services and opportunities: ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact