Columbia Theological Seminary
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 14.3%
- No Data6 · 85.7%
- 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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden 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 · 4
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Jun 2014Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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 $452K 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 53 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (5.6%) 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 Columbia Theological Seminary
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 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
Columbia Theological Seminary vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Columbia Theological Seminary 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectColumbia Theological Seminary | — | — | 127 | — | — |
| — | — | 60 | — | — | |
| 67% | 90.0% | 178 | $15,426 | — | |
| — | — | 159 | — | — | |
| 0% | 91.7% | 508 | $27,883 | — | |
| 38% | — | 183 | $10,949 | — | |
| Peer group median | 38% | 90.8% | 169 | $15,426 |
Institutions like Columbia Theological Seminary
Explore the federal data for institutions in Columbia Theological Seminary's comparison group.
- Georgia
Interdenominational Theological Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price—View data - Alabama
Heritage Christian University
Grad rate67%Admit rate90.0%Enrollment178Net price$15,426View data - Virginia
Union Presbyterian Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment159Net price—View data - Georgia
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Grad rate0%Admit rate91.7%Enrollment508Net price$27,883View data - Kentucky
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$10,949View data
Columbia Theological Seminary Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
To ensure that its educational programs fulfill the seminary’s mission by engaging in regular practices of assessing the effectiveness of its programs.
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