About
Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian Bible college in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have identified it as non-charismatic, dispensational, and generally Calvinistic. MBI operates undergraduate programs and Moody Theological Seminary at the Chicago campus. The Seminary also operates a satellite campus in Plymouth, Michigan. MBI also operates Moody Aviation, an undergraduate flight school and aviation mechanic program in Spokane, Washington.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 30 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 26.7%
- No Data21 · 70.0%
- Failing1 · 3.3%
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.
Higher Learning Commission
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 6
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: DegreeAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 775 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M 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 331 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.9%) 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 Moody Bible Institute
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
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
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
- Public property6
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
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Moody Bible Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Moody Bible Institute 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMoody Bible Institute | 62% | — | 2,202 | $22,221 | — |
| 33% | — | 307 | $17,854 | — | |
| — | 88.9% | 108 | — | — | |
| 11% | — | 71 | $22,366 | — | |
| 0% | — | 58 | $24,247 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | — | — | |
| 25% | 76.0% | 320 | $11,252 | — | |
| 100% | 50.0% | 301 | $11,827 | — | |
| 100% | — | 568 | $11,881 | — | |
| — | — | 123 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 98 | $11,562 | — | |
| 88% | — | 78 | $14,660 | — | |
| 90% | 48.6% | 316 | $43,195 | — | |
| — | 84.6% | 1,239 | — | — | |
| 0% | 91.7% | 508 | $27,883 | — | |
| 7% | 60.0% | 72 | $8,290 | — | |
| 60% | 100.0% | 32 | $10,172 | — | |
| 64% | 96.4% | 3,945 | $23,006 | — | |
| 50% | 100.0% | 127 | $43,251 | — | |
| 24% | 65.7% | 449 | $13,572 | — | |
| — | — | 517 | — | — | |
| 80% | — | 223 | $4,577 | — | |
| 46% | 93.6% | 264 | $6,415 | — | |
| 53% | 83.3% | 64 | $10,398 | — | |
| 30% | 98.4% | 611 | $4,844 | — | |
| 33% | 60.6% | 540 | $14,140 | — | |
| 39% | 25.7% | 275 | $19,359 | — | |
| 40% | 95.0% | 211 | $21,957 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | — | — | |
| — | 57.1% | 170 | — | — | |
| 100% | 77.8% | 510 | $15,785 | — | |
| 40% | 88.2% | 147 | $12,072 | — | |
| Peer group median | 40% | 84.0% | 244 | $14,140 |
Institutions like Moody Bible Institute
Explore the federal data for institutions in Moody Bible Institute's comparison group.
- California
America Evangelical University
Grad rate33%Admit rate—Enrollment307Net price$17,854View data - California
Berkeley School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate88.9%Enrollment108Net price—View data - North Carolina
Carolina Christian College
Grad rate11%Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$22,366View data - North Carolina
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment58Net price$24,247View data - Michigan
Ecumenical Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Family of Faith Christian University
Grad rate25%Admit rate76.0%Enrollment320Net price$11,252View data - California
Grace Mission University
Grad rate100%Admit rate50.0%Enrollment301Net price$11,827View data - Texas
Grace School of Theology
Grad rate100%Admit rate—Enrollment568Net price$11,881View data - California
Haven University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment123Net price—View data - Alabama
Huntsville Bible College
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment98Net price$11,562View data - Arizona
International Baptist College and Seminary
Grad rate88%Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price$14,660View data - New York
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Grad rate90%Admit rate48.6%Enrollment316Net price$43,195View data - South Dakota
Kairos University
Grad rate—Admit rate84.6%Enrollment1,239Net price—View data - Georgia
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Grad rate0%Admit rate91.7%Enrollment508Net price$27,883View data - New York
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
Grad rate7%Admit rate60.0%Enrollment72Net price$8,290View data - Tennessee
Mid-South Christian College
Grad rate60%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment32Net price$10,172View data - Missouri
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate64%Admit rate96.4%Enrollment3,945Net price$23,006View data - Oregon
Mount Angel Seminary
Grad rate50%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment127Net price$43,251View data - Maryland
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Grad rate24%Admit rate65.7%Enrollment449Net price$13,572View data - Tennessee
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment517Net price—View data - California
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
Grad rate80%Admit rate—Enrollment223Net price$4,577View data - New York
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Grad rate46%Admit rate93.6%Enrollment264Net price$6,415View data - Ohio
Rabbinical College Telshe
Grad rate53%Admit rate83.3%Enrollment64Net price$10,398View data - New York
Rabbinical Seminary of America
Grad rate30%Admit rate98.4%Enrollment611Net price$4,844View data - Texas
The King's University
Grad rate33%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment540Net price$14,140View data - North Dakota
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Grad rate39%Admit rate25.7%Enrollment275Net price$19,359View data - Indiana
Veritas Baptist College
Grad rate40%Admit rate95.0%Enrollment211Net price$21,957View data - Virginia
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price—View data - Mississippi
Wesley Biblical Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate57.1%Enrollment170Net price—View data - California
World Mission University
Grad rate100%Admit rate77.8%Enrollment510Net price$15,785View data - New York
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Grad rate40%Admit rate88.2%Enrollment147Net price$12,072View data
Moody Bible Institute Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Center of Competence for Business Intelligence (CoCBI) exists to facilitate and centralize efforts to support the institution's decision-making and strategic planning. Our vision is to see an open and collaborative data culture that provides Moody with the ability to make data-informed decisions in a timely and accurate way.
Visit IR office page- Roman BryanDirector of Business Intelligence
- Frieda ChiuMarket Research Specialist
- Scott FieneSenior Data Analyst
- John FrickData Analyst
Common Data Set
Moody Bible Institute's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Moody Bible Institute (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Mary McLeod BethunePolitics
- David BricknerReligion
- Gary ChapmanWriting
- Bart D. EhrmanAcademia
- Jerry B. JenkinsWriting
- Isobel KuhnMissionary Work
- John and Betty StamMissionary Work
- Jonathan McReynoldsMusic
- Tim WalbergPolitics
- Meghan O'GieblynWriting
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