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Wesley Biblical Seminary

Ridgeland, Mississippi·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·wbs.edu
Acceptance
57.1%
-10.3pp vs peer
Total enrollment
170
peer median 207
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
7
7 candidates competed
Admitted
4
57.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1
25.0% yield

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 6 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
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

6programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data6 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
6

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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2023Next review Feb 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1991Next review Mar 2031

Action history · 2

  1. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  2. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
In-state tuition
$7,500
Out-of-state
$7,500

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 $187K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
—
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
—
null total
Direct Loans
$187K
22 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3K
1 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$184K
21 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 49 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (8.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
8.1%
+5.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
49
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.1%
2017
12.8%
2018
10.6%
2019
8.1%
2020*
3.8%
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 Wesley Biblical Seminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

21 total completions
01Theology
1257.1%
02Philosophy/Religion
942.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
170
12-mo unduplicated
259
Undergraduate
36
Graduate
223

Gender split

Men
73%188
Women
27%71

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.3%
Black
25.0%
Hispanic
8.3%
Unknown
8.3%

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 · 163 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    6

    Wesley Biblical Seminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Wesley Biblical Seminary selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectWesley Biblical Seminary
    		—57.1%170——
    Carolina College of Biblical Studies
    		0%—212$21,322—
    Shepherds Theological Seminary
    		——201——
    Appalachian Bible College
    		52%77.8%223$11,579—
    Catholic International University
    		100%—230$14,176—
    Memphis Theological Seminary
    		——157——
    Peer group median52%67.5%207$14,176

    Institutions like Wesley Biblical Seminary

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Wesley Biblical Seminary's comparison group.

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    Frequently asked questions about Wesley Biblical Seminary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wesley Biblical Seminary.

    What is the acceptance rate at Wesley Biblical Seminary?

    Wesley Biblical Seminary's acceptance rate is 57.1% (4 admitted from 7 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Wesley Biblical Seminary?

    Wesley Biblical Seminary reports a total enrollment of 170 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Wesley Biblical Seminary?

    Wesley Biblical Seminary's yield rate is 25.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Wesley Biblical Seminary located?

    Wesley Biblical Seminary is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157-1920.

    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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