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United Theological Seminary

Dayton, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·united.edu
Total enrollment
510
peer median 171
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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 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1938Next review Jul 2034

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  2. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  3. May 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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 $460K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$460K
58 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · UG$222K
35 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$238K
23 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 101 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
101
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
6.1%
2018
7.2%
2019
0.9%
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 United Theological Seminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

95 total completions
01Theology
95100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
510
12-mo unduplicated
595

Gender split

Men
58%347
Women
42%248

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 · 467 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
    Weapons10
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    United Theological Seminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions United Theological Seminary 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
    SubjectUnited Theological Seminary
    510
    Methodist Theological School in Ohio
    186
    Athenaeum of Ohio
    156
    Payne Theological Seminary
    124
    Winebrenner Theological Seminary
    122
    Western Theological Seminary
    397
    Peer group median171

    Frequently asked questions about United Theological Seminary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about United Theological Seminary.

    How many students attend United Theological Seminary?

    United Theological Seminary reports a total enrollment of 510 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is United Theological Seminary located?

    United Theological Seminary is located in Dayton, Ohio 45426-2308.

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