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.

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	Trinity International University-Illinois	59	17%	$46,510
23	Western Seminary	59	30%	N/A
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	Southern Methodist University	39	1%	$74,737
38	Andover Newton Theological School	39	59%	N/A
39	Concordia Theological Seminary	39	66%	N/A
40	Mercer University	39	2%	$52,488
41	Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York	39	60%	N/A
42	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary	38	70%	N/A
43	Drew University	38	10%	$57,230
44	Interdenominational Theological Center	38	100%	N/A
45	Iliff School of Theology	38	63%	N/A
46	Denver Seminary	38	22%	N/A
47	The King's University	38	30%	$16,218
48	United Lutheran Seminary	38	69%	N/A
49	Bethel Seminary-St Paul	36	42%	N/A
50	Nazarene Theological Seminary	36	57%	N/A
51	Mount St. Mary's University	36	6%	$57,125
52	Eastern University	36	4%	$49,461
53	Grand Canyon University	36	0%	$32,100
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	Union Presbyterian Seminary	31	65%	N/A
59	Vanderbilt University	31	1%	$70,146
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	Lipscomb University	29	2%	$49,546
64	Harding University	29	2%	$30,671
65	Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary	28	82%	N/A
66	University of Valley Forge	27	17%	$35,787
67	Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary	26	87%	N/A
68	Multnomah University	26	15%	$42,815
69	Western Theological Seminary	26	68%	N/A
70	Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	25	58%	N/A
71	Columbia International University	25	8%	$36,150
72	Christian Theological Seminary	25	66%	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	Brite Divinity School	23	74%	N/A
77	Memphis Theological Seminary	23	53%	N/A
78	Meadville Lombard Theological School	23	92%	N/A
79	Anderson University	22	3%	$43,110
80	Saint Meinrad School of Theology	21	35%	N/A
81	Sioux Falls Seminary	21	60%	N/A
82	Campbell University	21	2%	$49,640
83	Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico	21	72%	N/A
84	Eden Theological Seminary	21	81%	N/A
85	Catholic University of America	21	2%	$64,560
86	Hardin-Simmons University	20	5%	$41,046
87	Eastern Mennonite University	20	4%	$51,500
88	Methodist Theological School in Ohio	20	57%	N/A
89	Pope St John XXIII National Seminary	20	100%	N/A
90	Pacific School of Religion	19	54%	N/A
91	Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry	19	49%	N/A
92	Santa Clara University	19	1%	$71,778
93	Catholic Theological Union at Chicago	19	32%	N/A
94	Ashland University	18	1%	$34,792
95	The University of the South	18	4%	$60,950
96	Boston College	18	0%	$73,092
97	Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	18	36%	$41,282
98	Westminster Theological Seminary in California	17	63%	N/A
99	Starr King School for the Ministry	17	77%	N/A
100	World Mission University	17	19%	$6,800

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.