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Most Popular Schools for Divinity/Ministry Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Liberty University 459 2% $40,075
2 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 211 51% $30,783
3 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 178 44% $18,587
4 Fuller Theological Seminary 165 30% N/A
5 Princeton Theological Seminary 134 69% N/A
6 Asbury Theological Seminary 120 53% N/A
7 Ohio Christian University 114 14% $33,532
8 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 108 30% N/A
9 Dallas Theological Seminary 107 23% N/A
10 Emory University 93 3% $69,502
11 Andrews University 89 14% $40,566
12 Biola University 88 7% $56,956
13 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 87 23% $18,320
14 Virginia Union University 86 29% $31,358
15 New York Theological Seminary 79 100% N/A
16 Nyack College 74 13% $40,497
17 Johnson University 72 24% $27,062
18 The Master's University and Seminary 69 17% $40,582
19 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 66 23% $20,256
20 Baylor University 64 2% $62,527
21 Luther Rice College & Seminary 64 34% $8,146
22 Western Seminary 59 30% N/A
23 Trinity International University-Illinois 59 17% $46,510
24 Covenant Theological Seminary 58 47% N/A
25 Luther Seminary 57 65% N/A
26 Concordia Seminary 57 49% N/A
27 Piedmont International University 55 59% $20,829
28 Oral Roberts University 53 9% $42,660
29 Azusa Pacific University 52 2% $54,144
30 Wesley Theological Seminary 51 59% N/A
31 Yale University 50 1% $73,900
32 Harvard University 48 1% $71,650
33 Westminster Theological Seminary 46 51% N/A
34 Southeastern University 43 4% $39,702
35 Nazarene Bible College 41 46% $13,260
36 United Theological Seminary 41 73% N/A
37 Mercer University 39 2% $52,488
38 Southern Methodist University 39 1% $74,737
39 Concordia Theological Seminary 39 66% N/A
40 Andover Newton Theological School 39 59% N/A
41 Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 39 60% N/A
42 The King's University 38 30% $16,218
43 Drew University 38 10% $57,230
44 Denver Seminary 38 22% N/A
45 Iliff School of Theology 38 63% N/A
46 Interdenominational Theological Center 38 100% N/A
47 Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 38 70% N/A
48 United Lutheran Seminary 38 69% N/A
49 Mount St. Mary's University 36 6% $57,125
50 Grand Canyon University 36 0% $32,100
51 Eastern University 36 4% $49,461
52 Bethel Seminary-St Paul 36 42% N/A
53 Nazarene Theological Seminary 36 57% N/A
54 Moody Bible Institute 35 4% $27,080
55 Payne Theological Seminary 35 100% N/A
56 Samford University 32 3% $47,863
57 Columbia Theological Seminary 32 48% N/A
58 Vanderbilt University 31 1% $70,146
59 Union Presbyterian Seminary 31 65% N/A
60 Wake Forest University 30 1% $71,638
61 Saint Paul School of Theology 30 83% N/A
62 Apex School of Theology 30 22% $5,550
63 Harding University 29 2% $30,671
64 Lipscomb University 29 2% $49,546
65 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 28 82% N/A
66 University of Valley Forge 27 17% $35,787
67 Western Theological Seminary 26 68% N/A
68 Multnomah University 26 15% $42,815
69 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 26 87% N/A
70 Columbia International University 25 8% $36,150
71 Christian Theological Seminary 25 66% N/A
72 Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 25 58% N/A
73 Claremont School of Theology 24 63% N/A
74 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 24 62% N/A
75 Calvin Theological Seminary 24 41% N/A
76 Meadville Lombard Theological School 23 92% N/A
77 Memphis Theological Seminary 23 53% N/A
78 Brite Divinity School 23 74% N/A
79 Anderson University 22 3% $43,110
80 Catholic University of America 21 2% $64,560
81 Saint Meinrad School of Theology 21 35% N/A
82 Eden Theological Seminary 21 81% N/A
83 Campbell University 21 2% $49,640
84 Sioux Falls Seminary 21 60% N/A
85 Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico 21 72% N/A
86 Hardin-Simmons University 20 5% $41,046
87 Eastern Mennonite University 20 4% $51,500
88 Pope St John XXIII National Seminary 20 100% N/A
89 Methodist Theological School in Ohio 20 57% N/A
90 Santa Clara University 19 1% $71,778
91 Pacific School of Religion 19 54% N/A
92 Catholic Theological Union at Chicago 19 32% N/A
93 Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry 19 49% N/A
94 Boston College 18 0% $73,092
95 Ashland University 18 1% $34,792
96 Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 18 36% $41,282
97 The University of the South 18 4% $60,950
98 North Park University 17 2% $43,005
99 Starr King School for the Ministry 17 77% N/A
100 Westminster Theological Seminary in California 17 63% N/A

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Divinity/Ministry program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.