Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
About
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1902 to provide pastors for the rapidly growing Presbyterian Church in the frontier Southwest. It opened its doors to five students on October 1, 1902, at Ninth and Navasota Streets. The seminary moved to its present location adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus in 1908.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 33.3%
- No Data2 · 66.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Action history · 3
- Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2019Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $113K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 45 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (4.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at APTS
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
APTS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions APTS selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAustin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | — | — | 155 | — | — |
Asbury Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,689 | — | — |
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | — | — | 210 | — | — |
Chicago Theological Seminary | — | — | 215 | — | — |
Claremont School of Theology | — | — | 213 | — | — |
Columbia Theological Seminary | — | — | 127 | — | — |
Concordia Seminary | — | — | 589 | — | — |
Concordia Theological Seminary | — | — | 279 | — | — |
Covenant Theological Seminary | — | — | 550 | — | — |
Dallas Theological Seminary | — | — | 2,589 | — | — |
Fuller Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,890 | — | — |
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | — | — | 313 | — | — |
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,352 | — | — |
Graduate Theological Union | — | — | 150 | — | — |
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | — | — | 240 | — | — |
Luther Seminary | — | — | 371 | — | — |
Memphis Theological Seminary | — | — | 157 | — | — |
Methodist Theological School in Ohio | — | — | 186 | — | — |
Missio Theological Seminary | — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — |
Oblate School of Theology | — | — | 173 | — | — |
Payne Theological Seminary | — | — | 124 | — | — |
Phoenix Seminary | — | — | 296 | — | — |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | — | — | 202 | — | — |
Princeton Theological Seminary | — | — | 302 | — | — |
Shepherds Theological Seminary | — | — | 201 | — | — |
Union Presbyterian Seminary | — | — | 159 | — | — |
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | — | — | 234 | — | — |
United Lutheran Seminary | — | — | 254 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary | — | — | 510 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | — | — | 226 | — | — |
Wesley Theological Seminary | — | — | 374 | — | — |
Western Seminary | — | — | 755 | — | — |
Western Theological Seminary | — | — | 397 | — | — |
Westminster Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,183 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | 100.0% | 247 | — |
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planA Widening Place2022The strategic plan 'A Widening Place' was adopted by Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees in November 2022, guiding the institution from 2022 to 2025. It focuses on fostering cross-cultural learning and preparing adaptive leaders who can bridge divides in various community and ministry settings. Under the leadership of President José R. Irizarry, the seminary aims to cultivate a faithful presence that inspires and impacts society where God calls them.austinseminary.edu
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