About
The Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary is an institution in Jacksonville, Texas, owned and operated by the Baptist Missionary Association of America. It is located off Texas State Highway 135 on the northeast side of Jacksonville.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 3
- Dec 2022Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Dec 2017Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 15 students received $57K in Pell grants, alongside $46K 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 38 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (10.5%) 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 BMATS
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
Race / ethnicity composition
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
- On campus1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
BMATS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions BMATS 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBaptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary | — | — | 75 | — | — |
| 52% | 77.8% | 223 | $11,579 | — | |
| — | — | 9,657 | — | — | |
| 28% | 92.9% | 100 | $37,790 | — | |
| 0% | — | 212 | $21,322 | — | |
| 23% | 21.3% | 189 | $14,356 | — | |
| 3% | 87.4% | 986 | $21,437 | — | |
| 38% | — | 183 | $10,949 | — | |
| 25% | — | 26 | $18,684 | — | |
| 67% | 90.0% | 178 | $15,426 | — | |
| 50% | 80.0% | 593 | $4,876 | — | |
| 52% | — | 122 | $23,635 | — | |
| 58% | 93.6% | 736 | $20,580 | — | |
| 83% | — | 548 | $9,136 | — | |
| 22% | 95.1% | 194 | $15,628 | — | |
| 50% | 73.4% | 294 | $15,316 | — | |
| 42% | 100.0% | 170 | $38,775 | — | |
| — | — | 86 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 156 | $11,600 | — | |
| 50% | 100.0% | 25 | $30,437 | — | |
| 83% | 92.9% | 79 | $35,190 | — | |
| 14% | 40.7% | 319 | $21,680 | — | |
| 63% | — | 28 | $17,000 | — | |
| 23% | 78.9% | 164 | $6,393 | — | |
| 11% | — | 264 | $10,880 | — | |
| 0% | — | 60 | $12,587 | — | |
| 53% | 72.2% | 87 | $8,850 | — | |
| Peer group median | 40% | 87.4% | 178 | $15,527 |
Institutions like BMATS
Explore the federal data for institutions in BMATS's comparison group.
- West Virginia
Appalachian Bible College
Grad rate52%Admit rate77.8%Enrollment223Net price$11,579View data - New Jersey
Beth Medrash Govoha
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,657Net price—View data - Minnesota
Bethany Global University
Grad rate28%Admit rate92.9%Enrollment100Net price$37,790View data - North Carolina
Carolina College of Biblical Studies
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment212Net price$21,322View data - Missouri
Central Christian College of the Bible
Grad rate23%Admit rate21.3%Enrollment189Net price$14,356View data - New York
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
Grad rate3%Admit rate87.4%Enrollment986Net price$21,437View data - Kentucky
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$10,949View data - North Carolina
Heritage Bible College
Grad rate25%Admit rate—Enrollment26Net price$18,684View data - Alabama
Heritage Christian University
Grad rate67%Admit rate90.0%Enrollment178Net price$15,426View data - New York
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
Grad rate50%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment593Net price$4,876View data - Massachusetts
Northpoint Bible College
Grad rate52%Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price$23,635View data - Missouri
Ozark Christian College
Grad rate58%Admit rate93.6%Enrollment736Net price$20,580View data - New York
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
Grad rate83%Admit rate—Enrollment548Net price$9,136View data - New Jersey
Rabbinical College of America
Grad rate22%Admit rate95.1%Enrollment194Net price$15,628View data - Georgia
Reformed University
Grad rate50%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment294Net price$15,316View data - Pennsylvania
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook
Grad rate42%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment170Net price$38,775View data - Massachusetts
Saint John's Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment86Net price—View data - New York
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment156Net price$11,600View data - California
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
Grad rate50%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment25Net price$30,437View data - Florida
St. John Vianney College Seminary
Grad rate83%Admit rate92.9%Enrollment79Net price$35,190View data - California
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
Grad rate14%Admit rate40.7%Enrollment319Net price$21,680View data - Florida
Talmudic College of Florida
Grad rate63%Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$17,000View data - New York
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin
Grad rate23%Admit rate78.9%Enrollment164Net price$6,393View data - New York
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College
Grad rate11%Admit rate—Enrollment264Net price$10,880View data - Florida
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$12,587View data - New York
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah
Grad rate53%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment87Net price$8,850View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of BMATS (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Christopher D. Price
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