New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Student Population

How many students at NOBTS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has a total enrollment of 2,349 students, including 865 undergraduate and 1,484 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,652 male students (70.3%) and 697 female students (29.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,622 White students (69.1%) and 259 Black students (11%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 865 undergraduate students (36.8%) and 1,484 graduate students (63.2%).
• Class Delivery: 606 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 463 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 - NOBTS'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, 1,652 male (70.33%) and 697 female (29.67%) students are attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 237.02.

By class level, 865 (36.82%) are undergraduate students and 1,484 (63.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 63.01% are male and 36.99% are female, while among graduate students, 74.60% are male and 25.40% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,622 White, 259 Black, and 52 Asian students out of a total of 2,349 are attending at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.4% 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, NOBTS has 2 students under 18 years old and 67 students over 65 years old. There are 338 students under 25 years old, and 1,881 students over 25 years old out of 2,266 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1 students are younger than 18 and 27 students are older than 65. NOBTS has 150 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 594 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at NOBTS, 1 students are younger than 18 and 40 students are older than 65. It has 188 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,287 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 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 606 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 463 students are enrolled in some online courses.

139 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 467 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 865 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 50 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.78%.32 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.