About
Brite Divinity School is a divinity school at Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Christian Church, approved by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, and receives support for its Baptist Studies program from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. About thirty different denominations are represented in the student body of Brite, with the largest two usually being members of the Disciples of Christ and the United Methodist Churches. The current 20 full-time faculty members represent several different denominations.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 12
Action history · 30
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Jul 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,212 students received $13.5M in Pell grants, alongside $92.2M 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 1,285 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Brite Divinity School
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
- On campus37
- Public property1
Includes 18 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
Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Brite Divinity School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Brite Divinity School 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.
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| Peer group median | — | — | 154 | — |
Institutions like Brite Divinity School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Brite Divinity School's comparison group.
- Texas
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price—View data - Indiana
Christian Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment151Net price—View data - California
Claremont School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment213Net price—View data - Illinois
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment313Net price—View data - Colorado
Iliff School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment166Net price—View data - Kentucky
Lexington Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price—View data - California
Pacific School of Religion
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment124Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Phillips Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price—View data - New Jersey
Princeton Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment302Net price—View data - Kansas
Saint Paul School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price—View data - New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment234Net price—View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Brite Divinity School.
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 planNext Brite Strategic Plan2023Brite Divinity School has adopted the 'Next Brite' strategic plan to guide the institution over the next five years. Key initiatives include the creation of Centers for Theology and Justice, Lifelong Learning, and the Vocation Development initiative, supported by $1.5 million in funding. The plan emphasizes a transition to multimodal learning approaches and aims to honor Brite’s legacy while preparing transformative leaders for changing societal and ecclesiastical contexts.brite.edu
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