About
Claremont School of Theology (CST) is a private graduate school focused on religion and theology and located in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the thirteen official theological schools of the United Methodist Church, and also has close relationships with a variety of other faith traditions and Protestant denominations, especially the Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 10 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data10 · 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.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Action history · 11
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Dec 2022Renewal 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 $982K 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 64 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (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 Claremont School of Theology
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 campus6
Includes 4 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
Claremont School of Theology vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Claremont School of Theology 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectClaremont School of Theology | — | — | 213 | — | — |
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | — | — | 313 | — | — |
Iliff School of Theology | — | — | 166 | — | — |
Pacific School of Religion | — | — | 124 | — | — |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | — | — | 202 | — | — |
Union Presbyterian Seminary | — | — | 159 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 184 | — |
Claremont School of Theology Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Yohana A. JunkerVice President for Institutional Research and Planning
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Claremont School of Theology (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- David Augsburger
- Tripp Fuller
- Sid Mohn
- Mary Elizabeth Moore
- Cecil Murray
- Karen Jo Torjesen
- Bobs Watson
- Michel Weber
Frequently asked questions about Claremont School of Theology
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Claremont School of Theology.
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