Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
About
The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a private, ecumenical, liberal Christian seminary in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City. It has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1928.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 25.0%
- No Data3 · 75.0%
- 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
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 4
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2020Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2019Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2018Renewal 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 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M 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 51 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.9%) 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 Utsnyc
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
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Utsnyc vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Utsnyc 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New York | — | — | 234 | — | — |
Asbury Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,689 | — | — |
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | — | — | 155 | — | — |
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | — | — | 210 | — | — |
Chicago Theological Seminary | — | — | 215 | — | — |
Claremont School of Theology | — | — | 213 | — | — |
Columbia Theological Seminary | — | — | 127 | — | — |
Concordia Seminary | — | — | 589 | — | — |
Concordia Theological Seminary | — | — | 279 | — | — |
Covenant Theological Seminary | — | — | 550 | — | — |
Dallas Theological Seminary | — | — | 2,589 | — | — |
Fuller Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,890 | — | — |
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | — | — | 313 | — | — |
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,352 | — | — |
Graduate Theological Union | — | — | 150 | — | — |
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | — | — | 240 | — | — |
Luther Seminary | — | — | 371 | — | — |
Memphis Theological Seminary | — | — | 157 | — | — |
Methodist Theological School in Ohio | — | — | 186 | — | — |
Missio Theological Seminary | — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — |
Oblate School of Theology | — | — | 173 | — | — |
Payne Theological Seminary | — | — | 124 | — | — |
Phoenix Seminary | — | — | 296 | — | — |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | — | — | 202 | — | — |
Princeton Theological Seminary | — | — | 302 | — | — |
Shepherds Theological Seminary | — | — | 201 | — | — |
Union Presbyterian Seminary | — | — | 159 | — | — |
United Lutheran Seminary | — | — | 254 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary | — | — | 510 | — | — |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | — | — | 226 | — | — |
Wesley Theological Seminary | — | — | 374 | — | — |
Western Seminary | — | — | 755 | — | — |
Western Theological Seminary | — | — | 397 | — | — |
Westminster Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,183 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | 100.0% | 247 | — |
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionData Classification GuidelinesThe Union Theological Seminary's Data Classification Guidelines establish a framework for classifying institutional data based on sensitivity, value, and criticality, in line with the University's Information Security Policy. It applies to faculty, staff, third-party agents, and affiliates responsible for classifying and protecting institutional data. The guidelines outline data classification categories: Restricted, Private, and Public data. They emphasize the role of Data Stewards in managing data classification, the importance of periodic reclassification, and methods for calculating the classification to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of institutional data.utsnyc.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planFive-Year Strategic Plan: A Stronger, Global Union2015Union Theological Seminary's 2015 strategic plan, titled 'Jubilee,' emphasized areas like new academic programs, community life, and campus renewal. While a new strategic plan formation paused in 2020 due to COVID-19, revisions resumed in 2022, prioritizing financial sustainability for the seminary's future. These efforts include new leadership appointments and a significant financial grant to secure Union's financial health as fundamental to further strategic success.utsnyc.edu
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