Missio Theological Seminary
About
Missio Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The seminary was previously known as Biblical Theological Seminary but changed to its current name in 2018. It is located on the site of Sharon Baptist Church.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 33.3%
- No Data2 · 66.7%
- 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.
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 7
- Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- May 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Nov 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2024Renewal 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 2023–24, students received in Pell grants, alongside $127K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24
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 35 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.8%) 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 Missio 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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Missio Theological Seminary vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Missio 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMissio Theological Seminary | — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — |
Cairn University-Langhorne | 60% | 88.2% | 1,097 | $29,577 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Lancaster Bible College | 68% | 55.9% | 2,519 | $22,870 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Lancaster Theological Seminary | — | — | 66 | — | — |
Messiah University | 75% | 79.0% | 3,373 | $27,686 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Moravian University | 72% | 54.2% | 2,745 | $29,843 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
New Brunswick Theological Seminary | — | — | 129 | — | — |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | — | — | 202 | — | — |
Princeton Theological Seminary | — | — | 302 | — | — |
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | — | — | 234 | — | — |
United Lutheran Seminary | — | — | 254 | — | — |
Wesley Theological Seminary | — | — | 374 | — | — |
Westminster Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,183 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 70% | 79.0% | 302 | $28,632 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Missio Theological Seminary
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