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Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Name: Pentecostal Theological Seminary — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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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.

FVT/GE

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

Passing

8.3% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

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

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Theological and Ministerial Studies

Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

$43,960

$44,535

National Same-Field BA Median

-1.3%

−$575

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

$53,286

$44,535

National Same-Field BA Median

+19.6%

+$8,751

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.

Program

EP gap

Status

Theological and Ministerial Studies

Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

-1.3%

−$575

Just failing

Debt vs earnings

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

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Theological and Ministerial Studies

First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

$40,500

$53,286

76%

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.

DAPIP

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

Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Dec 2021Removal of Monitoring Status
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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.

Federal Student Aid

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

’20

’21

’22

’23

’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.

Cohort Default Rate

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

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

6.9%-2.4

2017

6.1%-3.1

2018

3.3%-3.7

2019

1.7%-0.6

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.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs5

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

61 total completions

01Theology

4167.2%

01Theology

4167.2%

02Health Professions

2032.8%

02Health Professions

2032.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

517

12-mo unduplicated

731

Undergraduate

164

Graduate

567

Gender split

Men

63%459

Women

37%272

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.00

0 offenses · 501 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

22.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Ptseminary vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ptseminary selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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	$14,060	Community College
Louisburg College	—	55.8%	402	$22,694	Community College
Luther Rice College & Seminary	0%	91.7%	508	$27,883	—
Mid-South Christian College	60%	100.0%	32	$10,172	—
Peer group median	30%	91.7%	345	$18,377

Institutions like Ptseminary

Explore the federal data for institutions in Ptseminary's comparison group.

IPEDS

Ptseminary Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team

3 members

Dr. Jackie D. Johns
Director of Institutional Research
Dr. Oliver McMahan
Vice President of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness
Jeannie Trew
Executive Assistant for Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness

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.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.