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Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Cleveland, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ptseminary.edu
Total enrollment
517
peer median 345
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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 12 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
1
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
8.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
8.3%
+7.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing1 · 8.3%
  • No Data10 · 83.3%
  • Failing1 · 8.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
10

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.

2
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-1.3%
$43,960 vs $44,535
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+19.6%
$53,286 vs $44,535

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-1.3%
$575

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
76%
$40,500 debt · $53,286 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1989Next review Jul 2031
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1984Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2021Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  4. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2017Renewal 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 $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
134 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
121 loan awards
Grad PLUS$164K
13 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 57 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
57
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
6.1%
2018
3.3%
2019
1.7%
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 Ptseminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

55 total completions
01Theology
4276.4%
02Health Professions
1323.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
517
12-mo unduplicated
603
Undergraduate
148
Graduate
455

Gender split

Men
63%378
Women
37%225

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 565 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    18

    Ptseminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ptseminary 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
    SubjectPentecostal Theological Seminary
    517
    Memphis Theological Seminary
    157
    Shorter College
    287$12,993Community College
    Louisburg College
    55.8%402$26,403Community College
    Luther Rice College & Seminary
    0%91.7%508$3,935
    Mid-South Christian College
    60%100.0%32$11,881
    Peer group median30%91.7%345$12,437

    Frequently asked questions about Pentecostal Theological Seminary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ptseminary.

    How many students attend Pentecostal Theological Seminary?

    Pentecostal Theological Seminary reports a total enrollment of 517 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Pentecostal Theological Seminary located?

    Pentecostal Theological Seminary is located in Cleveland, Tennessee 37311-3330.

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