Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $13,090/yr.

✅ Best for

Students focused on Theology & Religious Vocations (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 920, or ACT below 18 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

Doctoral/Professional Universities

Total enrollment

585

1,000 - 4,999

In-state tuition

$11,318

sticker, before aid

Tuition

$11,318

flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Admit rate

76.6%

Accessible

SAT middle 50%

920–1230

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

18–26

composite

Test policy

Test-optional

2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

4-year completion

58%

Cost of attendance

$22,632

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

19%

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, the average net price is $13,090/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$18,587/yr

Family income $30-48k

$12,263/yr

Family income $48-75k

$11,970/yr

Family income $75-110k

$4,099/yr

Family income $110k+

data suppressed

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Theology & Religious Vocations

79 degrees · 83.2%

2. Philosophy & Religious Studies

6 degrees · 6.3%

Typical career outcomes

Clergy / Religious Worker $53k Postsecondary Teacher $84k Lawyer (post-JD) $146k

Pre-law / pre-theology / academia. Real income depends on the next degree.

3. History

6 degrees · 6.3%

Typical career outcomes

Historian (post-grad) $73k Archivist / Curator $61k Secondary School Teacher $65k Lawyer (post-JD) $146k

Historians are rare; most grads go into adjacent fields — teaching, law, museum/archival, policy.

4. English Language & Literature

2 degrees · 2.1%

Typical career outcomes

Technical Writer $80k Editor $75k Writer / Author $74k Public Relations Specialist $67k

Writing-heavy roles. Variance is huge — corporate technical writers pay 2× journalists.

5. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies

2 degrees · 2.1%

Typical career outcomes

Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k

Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

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