About
Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) is a Protestant theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1929 after Princeton chose to take a liberal direction during the Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy.
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.
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 8
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2023Renewal 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 $442K 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 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 WTS
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
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
WTS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions WTS 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWestminster Theological Seminary | — | — | 1,183 | — | — |
| — | — | 550 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,589 | — | — | |
| — | — | 847 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 1,352 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 20 | — | — | |
| — | — | 302 | — | — | |
| 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | — | — | |
| — | — | 108 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 35% | 77.9% | 847 | — |
Institutions like WTS
Explore the federal data for institutions in WTS's comparison group.
- Missouri
Covenant Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment550Net price—View data - Texas
Dallas Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,589Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsColorado
Denver Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment847Net price—View data - Massachusetts
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,352Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Missio Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment20Net price—View data - New Jersey
Princeton Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment302Net price—View data - Kentucky
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate35%Admit rate55.9%Enrollment4,298Net price—View data - California
Westminster Theological Seminary in California
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment108Net price—View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of WTS (30)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Greg BahnsenTheology
- Susan Wise BauerWriting
- Alistair BeggTheology
- Ralph Blair
- Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
- Anthony Bradley
- Eugene S. Callender
- Edward John Carnell
- Stafford Carson
- Jack Cottrell
- Percy Crawford
- Glenn DaviesReligious Leadership
Frequently asked questions about Westminster Theological Seminary
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WTS.
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About the data on this page
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