Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Student Population

How many students at MBTS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has a total enrollment of 3,945 students, including 1,126 undergraduate and 2,819 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,018 male students (76.5%) and 927 female students (23.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,335 White students (59.2%) and 576 Asian students (14.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,126 undergraduate students (28.5%) and 2,819 graduate students (71.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,830 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 389 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 - MBTS'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, 3,018 male (76.50%) and 927 female (23.50%) students are attending Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 325.57.

By class level, 1,126 (28.54%) are undergraduate students and 2,819 (71.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 61.55% are male and 38.45% are female, while among graduate students, 82.48% are male and 17.52% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,335 White, 112 Black, and 576 Asian students out of a total of 3,945 are attending at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MBTS has 23 students under 18 years old and 96 students over 65 years old. There are 616 students under 25 years old, and 3,193 students over 25 years old out of 3,840 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 23 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. MBTS has 497 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 550 students aged 25 and over.

It has 119 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,643 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 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1,830 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 389 students are enrolled in some online courses.

205 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,625 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,126 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 146 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.97%.84 students have transferred in as full-time status and 62 students transferred in as part-time status.