The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Student Population

How many students at SBTS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a total enrollment of 4,298 students, including 1,015 undergraduate and 3,283 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,367 male students (78.3%) and 931 female students (21.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,297 White students (76.7%) and 168 Asian students (3.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,015 undergraduate students (23.6%) and 3,283 graduate students (76.4%).
• Class Delivery: 1,066 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,291 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution - which average 325 - SBTS's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,367 male (78.34%) and 931 female (21.66%) students are attending The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 361.65.

By class level, 1,015 (23.62%) are undergraduate students and 3,283 (76.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.98% are male and 45.02% are female, while among graduate students, 85.56% are male and 14.44% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,297 White, 121 Black, and 168 Asian students out of a total of 4,298 are attending at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 40.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, SBTS has 146 students under 18 years old and 34 students over 65 years old. There are 1,227 students under 25 years old, and 3,015 students over 25 years old out of 4,243 total students.

SBTS has 901 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 103 students aged 25 and over.

It has 326 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,912 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1,066 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,291 students are enrolled in some online courses.

64 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,002 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality