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Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·ssw.edu
Total enrollment
109
peer median 136
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1983Next review Jun 2030
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1958Next review Jul 2034

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  3. Dec 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 $993K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$993K
59 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$851K
53 loan awards
Grad PLUS$143K
6 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 41 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
41
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
0.0%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SSW

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

32 total completions
01Health Professions
2578.1%
02Theology
721.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
109
12-mo unduplicated
116

Gender split

Men
28%33
Women
72%83

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
34.78
4 offenses · 115 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago7.141 yr ago34.78Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Apartments1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

SSW vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SSW selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectEpiscopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
109
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
28.6%75
Brite Divinity School
153
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
155
Bakke Graduate University
118
Oblate School of Theology
173
Peer group median28.6%136

SSW Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness
Email
ir [at] ssw.edu
Phone
512-472-4133
Address
501 East 32nd Street, Austin, TX 78705

The mission of Seminary of the Southwest is to form people for vocations of ministry, service, and healing.

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Team
1 member
  • Madelyn Snodgrass
    Registrar, Director of Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SSW.

How many students attend Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest?

Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest reports a total enrollment of 109 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest located?

Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest is located in Austin, Texas 78705.

Who runs Institutional Research at Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest?

Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

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