Enrollment Trends at Chicago Theological Seminary

The average student population over the last 11 years is 243 where 215 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 317 students in 2022 and was lowest at 195 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 253 to 215 students, a net loss of 38 (15%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Chicago Theological Seminary since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 20.47% and the percentage of black students is 14.42% at Chicago Theological Seminary. 8.37% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.43% to 20.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.37% to 8.37%. Black student enrollment decreased from 26.48% to 14.42%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 5.53% to 2.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9293 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.6997 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chicago Theological Seminary over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

168 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 78% of total students. The number of online students has increased 90.91% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Chicago Theological Seminary from 2015 to 2025.