About
The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is a consortium of eight private independent American theological schools and eleven centers and affiliates. All the GTU members are located in Berkeley, California.
Academic programs at Graduate Theological Union
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
Graduate Theological Union vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Graduate Theological Union 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGraduate Theological Union | — | — | 150 | — | — |
Boston University | 89% | 11.1% | 37,737 | $26,996 | R1 Research |
Brown University | 96% | 5.4% | 11,956 | $26,572 | R1 Research |
Claremont Graduate University | — | — | 1,771 | — | R2 Research |
Columbia University in the City of New York | 96% | 4.0% | 35,173 | $20,148 | R1 Research |
Drew University | 70% | 67.8% | 2,232 | $25,644 | Baccalaureate |
Duke University | 97% | 5.7% | 17,499 | $34,454 | R1 Research |
Emory University | 91% | 10.6% | 15,175 | $23,911 | R1 Research |
Fordham University | 82% | 59.3% | 16,150 | $42,581 | R2 Research |
Harvard University | 98% | 3.6% | 30,259 | $16,816 | R1 Research |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 54% | 90.8% | 9,073 | $17,216 | R2 Research |
Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 90% | 48.6% | 316 | $29,744 | — |
Northwestern University | 95% | 7.7% | 23,856 | $27,143 | R1 Research |
Princeton Theological Seminary | — | — | 302 | — | — |
Princeton University | 98% | 4.6% | 9,137 | $10,555 | R1 Research |
Southern Methodist University | 84% | 63.3% | 12,116 | $41,778 | R2 Research |
Stanford University | 92% | 3.6% | 18,625 | $12,136 | R1 Research |
Syracuse University | 84% | 45.9% | 22,589 | $41,026 | R1 Research |
Temple University | 75% | 80.4% | 29,640 | $29,219 | R1 Research |
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | — | — | 234 | — | — |
University of Chicago | 96% | 4.5% | 18,566 | $18,967 | R1 Research |
University of Iowa | 75% | 83.6% | 30,779 | $21,398 | R1 Research |
University of Pennsylvania | 97% | 5.4% | 29,109 | $31,229 | R1 Research |
University of Southern California | 92% | 9.8% | 46,566 | $31,927 | R1 Research |
Vanderbilt University | 94% | 5.9% | 13,575 | $19,040 | R1 Research |
Yale University | 96% | 3.9% | 15,564 | $27,818 | R1 Research |
| Peer group median | 92% | 8.8% | 15,857 | $26,784 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Graduate Theological Union (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Robert McElroyReligious Leadership
- Eileen DonahoeDiplomacy/Politics
- David BatstoneSocial Activism
- João BiehlAnthropology
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