About
Northeastern Seminary (NES) is a private Wesleyan seminary on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York. Though it is independent and multi-denominational in its approach to theological education it has strong affiliation with the Free Methodist Church. Degrees offered are the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, graduate-level certificates, and Doctor of Ministry; all master's degree programs are offered online. Students and graduates represent more than 30 Christian faith traditions.
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, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 20.0%
- No Data4 · 80.0%
- 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.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 6
- Apr 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2023Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2018Renewal 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
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 $962K 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 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (3.0%) 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 Northeastern 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 campus3
- Non-campus6
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
Northeastern Seminary vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Northeastern 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.
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SubjectNortheastern Seminary | — | — | 218 | — | — |
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| — | 100.0% | 155 | — | — | |
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| Peer group median | — | 100.0% | 117 | — |
Institutions like Northeastern Seminary
Explore the federal data for institutions in Northeastern Seminary's comparison group.
- Indiana
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Brite Divinity School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment153Net price—View data - Michigan
Calvin Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment367Net price—View data - Indiana
Christian Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment151Net price—View data - New York
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price—View data - Missouri
Eden Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price—View data - New York
HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment155Net price—View data - North Carolina
Hood Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment115Net price—View data - Colorado
Iliff School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment166Net price—View data - Georgia
Interdenominational Theological Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price—View data - Kentucky
Lexington Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price—View data - Kentucky
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price—View data - Illinois
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price—View data - Illinois
McCormick Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment125Net price—View data - Illinois
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price—View data - Wisconsin
Nashotah House
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment143Net price—View data - Missouri
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment168Net price—View data - New Jersey
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment129Net price—View data - New York
New York Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price—View data - Illinois
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment315Net price—View data - California
Pacific School of Religion
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment124Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Phillips Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price—View data - District of Columbia
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price—View data - Kansas
Saint Paul School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price—View data - New York
Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price—View data - Illinois
Spertus College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price—View data - Illinois
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price—View data - Ohio
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price—View data
Northeastern Seminary Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Brian BabcockAssistant to the Provost for Institutional Research and Special Projects
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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