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TOTAL SCHOOL PROFILE

Entering Student Questionnaire2017 - 2018 Profile of Participants

Total Number of Schools: 168Total Number of Students: 5,161

As of December, 12 2017

Table of Contents

TABLE 1 Percent of Enrollment by Degree Program, Marital Status, and Gender (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

CHART 1 Enrollment of Students by Gender and Degree Program (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 2 Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Identity and Citizenship (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 2 Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Identity (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 3 Enrollment of Students by Age and Gender (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 3 Enrollment of Students by Age and Gender (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 4 Age Range and Racial Identity (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 4 Age Range and Racial Identity (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 5 Number of Dependents by Gender and Marital Status (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 5 Number of Dependents by Gender and Marital Status (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 6 Area of Undergraduate Degree and Type of Institution (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 6 Area of Undergraduate Degree and Type of Institution (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 7 Highest Degree Beyond Bachelor's (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 7 Highest Degree Beyond Bachelor's (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 8 Educational and Non-educational Debt by Degree Program and Gender for Full-time

Respondents (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 8A Educational Debt for Full-time Respondents (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 8B Non-educational Debt for Full-time Respondents (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 9 Educational and Non-educational Debt by Degree Program and Gender for All Respondents

(9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 9A Educational Debt for All Respondents (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 9B Non-educational Debt for All Respondents (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 10 Responsibility for Educational Debt of Family Member (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 11 Significance of Financial Aid Assistance in Choice of School

CHART 11 Significance of Financial Aid Assistance in Choice of School

TABLE 12 Enrollment Status by Length of Commute and Planned Hours of Work per Week (9/1/2017

- 8/31/2018)

CHART 12 Enrollment Status by Length of Commute and Planned Hours of Work per Week (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

TABLE 13 Religious Tradition of Upbringing and Current Denomination (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 14 Worshiping Community and Service in Leadership (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 14 Worshiping Community and Size of Church (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 15 Time First Considered Theological School and Plan for Ordination (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 15 Time First Considered Theological School and Plan for Ordination (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 16 How Student First Learned about School (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 16 How Student First Learned about School by Gender (All Students) (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 17 Information Sources, Importance of School Visit, and Student Housing (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

CHART 17 Information Sources, Importance of School Visit, and Student Housing (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

TABLE 18 Importance of Factors in Decision to Pursue Theological Education (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 18 Importance of Factors in Decision to Pursue Theological Education (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 19 Importance of Factors in Decision to Attend this Institution (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 19 Importance of Factors in Decision to Attend this Institution (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 20 Interest in Educational Formats by Degree Program (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 21 Current Engagement in Ministerial Work and Bivocational Intentions (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

TABLE 22 Interest in Parish/Congregational Ministry by Age and Gender (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 22 Interest in Parish/Congregational Ministry by Age (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 23A Expectation for Full-Time Position after Graduation by Degree Program (9/1/2017 -

8/31/2018)

TABLE 23B Expectation for Full-Time Position after Graduation by Gender (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 23A Expectation for Full-time Position after Graduation (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

CHART 23B Expectation for Full-time Position after Graduation (9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

Additional Questions

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All Schools

ENTERING STUDENTS, BATCH=All, YEAR=2017 - 2018, TERM=All

TABLE 1: Percent of Enrollment by Degree Program, Marital Status, and Gender

Single Married Total

Degree Program Male Female Male Female

# % # % # % # % # %

Pre-theology 26 81.3 3 9.4 3 9.4 0 0.0 32 0.6

MDiv 759 29.4 585 22.6 803 31.1 437 16.9 2,584 50.7

MA Professional (MRE/MCM/MA in pastoral studies, youth ministry, etc.) 87 13.0 212 31.7 170 25.4 199 29.8 668 13.1

MA Academic (e.g. MAR/MTS/MA) 173 19.0 229 25.2 335 36.9 172 18.9 909 17.8

ThM/STM 20 16.9 14 11.9 68 57.6 16 13.6 118 2.3

DMin 36 15.6 34 14.7 124 53.7 37 16.0 231 4.5

PhD/ThD/STD 10 9.2 27 24.8 56 51.4 16 14.7 109 2.1

Doctor of __ (E.g. EdD/DMiss/DMA) 3 15.8 6 31.6 7 36.8 3 15.8 19 0.4

Non-degree special 15 16.7 23 25.6 37 41.1 15 16.7 90 1.8

Diploma, certificate 23 12.5 44 23.9 56 30.4 61 33.2 184 3.6

Other 26 16.9 40 26.0 32 20.8 56 36.4 154 3.0

TOTAL 1,178 23.1 1,217 23.9 1,691 33.2 1,012 19.9 5,098 100.0

Male Female Total

Degree Program # % # % # %

Pre-theology 29 90.6 3 9.4 32 0.6

MDiv 1,562 60.4 1,022 39.6 2,584 50.7

MA Professional (MRE/MCM/MA in pastoral studies, youth ministry, etc.)

257 38.5 411 61.5 668 13.1

MA Academic (e.g. MAR/MTS/MA) 508 55.9 401 44.1 909 17.8

ThM/STM 88 74.6 30 25.4 118 2.3

DMin 160 69.3 71 30.7 231 4.5

PhD/ThD/STD 66 60.6 43 39.4 109 2.1

Doctor of __ (E.g. EdD/DMiss/DMA)

10 52.6 9 47.4 19 0.4

Non-degree special 52 57.8 38 42.2 90 1.8

Diploma, certificate 79 42.9 105 57.1 184 3.6

Other 58 37.7 96 62.3 154 3.0

TOTAL 2,869 56.3 2,229 43.7 5,098 100.0

TOTALS FOR TABLE 1

CHART 1: Enrollment of Students by Gender and Degree Program

All Schools


TABLE 2: Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Identity and Citizenship

ENROLLMENT BY CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship # %

U.S. 4,121 80.3

Canadian 425 8.3

Other 589 11.5

TOTAL 5,135 100.0

Asian Black Hisp Nat Am White Intl Multi Undis

Degree Program # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

Pre-theology 9 28.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 68.8 1 3.1 0 0.0 0 0.0

MDiv 225 8.7 449 17.3 158 6.1 9 0.3 1,531 58.9 72 2.8 83 3.2 74 2.8

MA Professional (MRE/MCM/MA in pastoral studies, youth ministry, etc.)

82 12.2 65 9.7 34 5.1 4 0.6 430 64.1 15 2.2 24 3.6 17 2.5

MA Academic (e.g. MAR/MTS/MA) 128 14.0 74 8.1 50 5.5 2 0.2 550 60.1 43 4.7 31 3.4 37 4.0

ThM/STM 21 17.8 15 12.7 8 6.8 1 0.8 50 42.4 15 12.7 5 4.2 3 2.5

DMin 20 8.7 75 32.6 10 4.3 1 0.4 101 43.9 11 4.8 5 2.2 7 3.0

PhD/ThD/STD 18 16.7 13 12.0 6 5.6 1 0.9 49 45.4 12 11.1 4 3.7 5 4.6

Doctor of __ (E.g. EdD/DMiss/DMA) 11 57.9 7 36.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Non-degree special 12 13.5 8 9.0 2 2.2 0 0.0 58 65.2 3 3.4 1 1.1 5 5.6

Diploma, certificate 12 6.4 11 5.9 10 5.3 1 0.5 125 66.8 7 3.7 10 5.3 11 5.9

Other 11 7.1 12 7.7 11 7.1 0 0.0 106 67.9 2 1.3 5 3.2 9 5.8

TOTAL 549 10.7 729 14.2 289 5.6 19 0.4 3,023 59.0 181 3.5 168 3.3 168 3.3

# %

Visa or Nonresident Alien 181 3.5

Black / Non-Hispanic 730 14.2

Native North American / First Nation

19 0.4

Asian or Pacific Islander 551 10.7

Hispanic / Latino(a) 289 5.6

White Non-Hispanic 3,027 59.0

Multiracial 168 3.3

Prefer not to disclose 168 3.3

TOTAL 5,133 100.0

TOTALS FOR TABLE 2

CHART 2: Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Identity

All Schools

ENTERING STUDENTS, BATCH=All, YEAR=2017 - 2018, TERM=All, ANSWERS=(9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

TABLE 3: Enrollment of Students by Age and Gender

MDiv Male Female TOTAL

Age Range # % # % # %

19 or younger 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 0.1

20-25 484 63.7 276 36.3 760 29.3

26-30 353 70.0 151 30.0 504 19.5

31-35 228 70.4 96 29.6 324 12.5

36-40 124 52.5 112 47.5 236 9.1

41-45 134 59.6 91 40.4 225 8.7

46-50 95 50.3 94 49.7 189 7.3

51-55 57 39.6 87 60.4 144 5.6

56 or older 87 42.4 118 57.6 205 7.9

TOTAL 1,565 60.4 1,025 39.6 2,590 100.0

Prof MA Male Female TOTAL

Age Range # % # % # %

19 or younger 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 0.2

20-25 46 34.6 87 65.4 133 20.0

26-30 57 41.6 80 58.4 137 20.6

31-35 40 50.6 39 49.4 79 11.9

36-40 37 46.8 42 53.2 79 11.9

41-45 23 41.8 32 58.2 55 8.3

46-50 18 29.0 44 71.0 62 9.3

51-55 11 22.4 38 77.6 49 7.4

56 or older 25 35.2 46 64.8 71 10.7

TOTAL 257 38.6 409 61.4 666 100.0

Acad MA Male Female TOTAL

Age Range # % # % # %

19 or younger 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 0.1

20-25 87 47.3 97 52.7 184 20.2

26-30 126 62.1 77 37.9 203 22.3

31-35 79 61.7 49 38.3 128 14.1

36-40 61 61.6 38 38.4 99 10.9

41-45 42 60.9 27 39.1 69 7.6

46-50 36 49.3 37 50.7 73 8.0

51-55 30 50.8 29 49.2 59 6.5

56 or older 46 49.5 47 50.5 93 10.2

TOTAL 508 55.9 401 44.1 909 100.0

All Others Male Female TOTAL

Age Range # % # % # %

19 or younger 0 0.0 2 100.0 2 0.2

20-25 39 48.1 42 51.9 81 8.7

26-30 78 58.6 55 41.4 133 14.3

31-35 81 61.8 50 38.2 131 14.1

36-40 89 66.4 45 33.6 134 14.4

41-45 61 63.5 35 36.5 96 10.3

46-50 57 54.3 48 45.7 105 11.3

51-55 57 55.9 45 44.1 102 11.0

56 or older 76 51.7 71 48.3 147 15.8

TOTAL 538 57.8 393 42.2 931 100.0

Total Male Female TOTAL

Age Range # % # % # %

19 or younger 4 57.1 3 42.9 7 0.1

20-25 656 56.6 502 43.4 1,158 22.7

26-30 614 62.8 363 37.2 977 19.2

31-35 428 64.7 234 35.3 662 13.0

36-40 311 56.8 237 43.2 548 10.8

41-45 260 58.4 185 41.6 445 8.7

46-50 206 48.0 223 52.0 429 8.4

51-55 155 43.8 199 56.2 354 6.9

56 or older 234 45.3 282 54.7 516 10.1

TOTAL 2,868 56.3 2,228 43.7 5,096 100.0

CHART 3: Enrollment of Students by Age and Gender

All Schools


TABLE 4: Age Range and Racial Identity

TOTALS FOR TABLE 4

Age Range # %

19 or younger 7 0.1

20-25 1,156 22.6

26-30 978 19.2

31-35 667 13.1

36-40 548 10.7

41-45 442 8.7

46-50 432 8.5

51-55 355 7.0

56 or older 520 10.2

TOTAL 5,105 100.0

Age Asian Black Hisp Nat Am White Intl Multi Undis

Range # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

19 or younger 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6

20-25 103 18.9 77 10.6 66 23.0 4 21.1 811 26.9 30 16.6 45 26.9 20 12.1

26-30 139 25.6 87 12.0 66 23.0 4 21.1 577 19.1 41 22.7 37 22.2 27 16.4

31-35 74 13.6 84 11.6 47 16.4 1 5.3 373 12.4 34 18.8 24 14.4 30 18.2

36-40 69 12.7 82 11.3 26 9.1 6 31.6 300 9.9 30 16.6 18 10.8 17 10.3

41-45 53 9.7 82 11.3 29 10.1 3 15.8 230 7.6 17 9.4 9 5.4 19 11.5

46-50 41 7.5 94 13.0 24 8.4 0 0.0 229 7.6 17 9.4 9 5.4 18 10.9

51-55 30 5.5 98 13.5 14 4.9 0 0.0 177 5.9 6 3.3 12 7.2 18 10.9

56 or older 35 6.4 119 16.4 15 5.2 1 5.3 317 10.5 5 2.8 13 7.8 15 9.1

Total 544 100.0 724 100.0 287 100.0 19 100.0 3,018 100.0 181 100.0 167 100.0 165 100.0

CHART 4: Age Range and Racial Identity

All Schools


TABLE 5: Number of Dependents by Gender and Marital Status

Single Married

No. of Dependents Male Female Total Male Female Total Total

# % # % # % # % # % # % # %

None 1,092 36.3 1,071 35.6 2,163 71.8 464 15.4 385 12.8 849 28.2 3,012 59.1

One 39 6.6 73 12.3 112 18.8 321 53.9 162 27.2 483 81.2 595 11.7

Two 28 4.2 43 6.5 71 10.8 364 55.2 225 34.1 589 89.2 660 13.0

Three 9 1.9 17 3.6 26 5.6 293 62.7 148 31.7 441 94.4 467 9.2

Four or more 8 2.2 14 3.9 22 6.1 250 69.6 87 24.2 337 93.9 359 7.0

TOTAL 1,176 23.1 1,218 23.9 2,394 47.0 1,692 33.2 1,007 19.8 2,699 53.0 5,093 100.0

CHART 5: Number of Dependents by Gender and Marital Status

All Schools


TABLE 6: Area of Undergraduate Degree and Type of Institution

Public Priv Non Rel Priv Rel Total

Area of Degree # % # % # % # %

Education 191 61.0 28 8.9 94 30.0 313 6.3

Fine Arts 134 43.2 59 19.0 117 37.7 310 6.2

Humanities 382 56.5 104 15.4 190 28.1 676 13.6

Natural/physical sciences 361 68.5 81 15.4 85 16.1 527 10.6

Philosophy 62 37.8 20 12.2 82 50.0 164 3.3

Religion / Theology 103 8.5 57 4.7 1,048 86.8 1,208 24.3

Social/behavioral sciences 556 54.0 176 17.1 297 28.9 1,029 20.7

Technical studies 416 56.4 127 17.2 195 26.4 738 14.9

TOTAL 2,205 44.4 652 13.1 2,108 42.5 4,965 100.0

MDiv All Others

Area of Degree Public Priv Non Rel Priv Rel Total Public Priv Non Rel Priv Rel Total

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

Education 81 60.0 11 8.1 43 31.9 135 5.3 110 61.8 17 9.6 51 28.7 178 7.3

Fine Arts 69 43.4 32 20.1 58 36.5 159 6.3 65 43.0 27 17.9 59 39.1 151 6.2

Humanities 218 60.7 45 12.5 96 26.7 359 14.2 164 51.9 58 18.4 94 29.7 316 13.0

Natural/physical sciences 178 71.5 35 14.1 36 14.5 249 9.9 182 65.7 46 16.6 49 17.7 277 11.4

Philosophy 31 33.7 8 8.7 53 57.6 92 3.6 31 43.7 12 16.9 28 39.4 71 2.9

Religion / Theology 57 8.9 32 5.0 551 86.1 640 25.3 46 8.1 25 4.4 496 87.5 567 23.3

Social/behavioral sciences 295 56.7 95 18.3 130 25.0 520 20.6 261 51.3 81 15.9 167 32.8 509 20.9

Technical studies 204 54.7 70 18.8 99 26.5 373 14.8 210 58.0 57 15.7 95 26.2 362 14.9

TOTAL 1,133 44.8 328 13.0 1,066 42.2 2,527 100.0 1,069 44.0 323 13.3 1,039 42.7 2,431 100.0

TOTALS FOR TABLE 6

CHART 6: Area of Undergraduate Degree and Type of Institution

All Schools


TABLE 7: Highest Degree Beyond Bachelor's

Total

Highest Degree # %

None 3,403 66.4

EdD 11 0.2

JD/LLB 58 1.1

Master's 899 17.5

MBA 114 2.2

MD 21 0.4

MDiv 315 6.1

MSW 33 0.6

PhD 89 1.7

Other Degree 78 1.5

Other Doctorate 29 0.6

Other Professional 75 1.5

TOTAL 5,125 100.0

MDiv Prof MA Acad MA All Others

Highest Degree # % # % # % # %

None 1,953 75.1 503 75.0 641 70.2 306 32.6

EdD 1 0.0 4 0.6 4 0.4 2 0.2

JD/LLB 32 1.2 7 1.0 4 0.4 15 1.6

Master's 375 14.4 100 14.9 148 16.2 276 29.4

MBA 63 2.4 10 1.5 26 2.8 15 1.6

MD 6 0.2 1 0.1 5 0.5 9 1.0

MDiv 34 1.3 9 1.3 23 2.5 249 26.5

MSW 18 0.7 2 0.3 5 0.5 8 0.9

PhD 47 1.8 6 0.9 21 2.3 15 1.6

Other Degree 34 1.3 14 2.1 12 1.3 18 1.9

Other Doctorate 14 0.5 2 0.3 6 0.7 7 0.7

Other Professional 25 1.0 13 1.9 18 2.0 19 2.0

TOTAL 2,602 100.0 671 100.0 913 100.0 939 100.0

CHART 7: Highest Degree Beyond Bachelor's

All Schools


TABLE 8: Educational and Non-educational Debt by Degree Program and Gender for Full-time Respondents


Educational Debt Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

None 608 49.7 378 50.6 71 55.0 124 55.9 155 61.3 123 54.7 174 53.9 99 48.1

Less than $10,000 94 7.7 58 7.8 7 5.4 21 9.5 23 9.1 23 10.2 29 9.0 19 9.2

$10,000 to $19,999 123 10.1 58 7.8 14 10.9 13 5.9 13 5.1 11 4.9 21 6.5 14 6.8

$20,000 to $29,999 111 9.1 68 9.1 9 7.0 16 7.2 21 8.3 18 8.0 17 5.3 14 6.8

$30,000 to $39,999 102 8.3 38 5.1 7 5.4 16 7.2 14 5.5 20 8.9 12 3.7 11 5.3

$40,000 to $59,999 92 7.5 70 9.4 12 9.3 14 6.3 14 5.5 16 7.1 25 7.7 16 7.8

More than $60,000 93 7.6 77 10.3 9 7.0 18 8.1 13 5.1 14 6.2 45 13.9 33 16.0

TOTAL 1,223 42.9 747 26.2 129 4.5 222 7.8 253 8.9 225 7.9 323 11.3 206 7.2


Non-educational Debt Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

None 735 60.1 375 50.0 63 49.2 119 54.1 168 66.4 140 61.9 182 56.3 106 51.5

Less than $10,000 246 20.1 177 23.6 35 27.3 58 26.4 43 17.0 48 21.2 55 17.0 43 20.9

$10,000 to $19,999 110 9.0 89 11.9 11 8.6 21 9.5 25 9.9 15 6.6 32 9.9 21 10.2

$20,000 to $29,999 47 3.8 33 4.4 5 3.9 7 3.2 4 1.6 9 4.0 10 3.1 12 5.8

$30,000 to $39,999 36 2.9 22 2.9 4 3.1 6 2.7 3 1.2 1 0.4 16 5.0 9 4.4

$40,000 to $59,999 20 1.6 18 2.4 3 2.3 4 1.8 4 1.6 4 1.8 9 2.8 4 1.9

More than $60,000 29 2.4 36 4.8 7 5.5 5 2.3 6 2.4 9 4.0 19 5.9 11 5.3

TOTAL 1,223 42.9 750 26.3 128 4.5 220 7.7 253 8.9 226 7.9 323 11.3 206 7.2

Educational Debt Non-educational Debt

Amount of Debt Male Female Total Male Female Total

# % # % # % # % # % # %

None 1,008 52.3 724 51.7 1,732 52.0 1,148 59.6 740 52.8 1,888 56.7

Less than $10,000 153 7.9 121 8.6 274 8.2 379 19.7 326 23.3 705 21.2

$10,000 to $19,999 171 8.9 96 6.9 267 8.0 178 9.2 146 10.4 324 9.7

$20,000 to $29,999 158 8.2 116 8.3 274 8.2 66 3.4 61 4.4 127 3.8

$30,000 to $39,999 135 7.0 85 6.1 220 6.6 59 3.1 38 2.7 97 2.9

$40,000 to $59,999 143 7.4 116 8.3 259 7.8 36 1.9 30 2.1 66 2.0

More than $60,000 160 8.3 142 10.1 302 9.1 61 3.2 61 4.4 122 3.7

TOTAL 1,928 57.9 1,400 42.1 3,328 100.0 1,927 57.9 1,402 42.1 3,329 100.0

CHART 8A: Educational Debt for Full-time Respondents

CHART 8B: Non-educational Debt for Full-time Respondents

All Schools


TABLE 9: Educational and Non-educational Debt by Degree Program and Gender for All Respondents


Educational Debt Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

None 799 51.3 509 49.8 159 61.4 249 60.6 316 62.5 244 60.7 339 62.9 238 60.3

Less than $10,000 125 8.0 79 7.7 17 6.6 34 8.3 44 8.7 38 9.5 45 8.3 26 6.6

$10,000 to $19,999 145 9.3 75 7.3 24 9.3 29 7.1 31 6.1 20 5.0 29 5.4 18 4.6

$20,000 to $29,999 145 9.3 89 8.7 18 6.9 30 7.3 36 7.1 28 7.0 26 4.8 25 6.3

$30,000 to $39,999 116 7.4 63 6.2 12 4.6 22 5.4 23 4.5 27 6.7 17 3.2 15 3.8

$40,000 to $59,999 107 6.9 93 9.1 14 5.4 21 5.1 27 5.3 23 5.7 28 5.2 24 6.1

More than $60,000 122 7.8 115 11.2 15 5.8 26 6.3 29 5.7 22 5.5 55 10.2 49 12.4

TOTAL 1,559 37.2 1,023 24.4 259 6.2 411 9.8 506 12.1 402 9.6 539 12.9 395 9.4


Non-educational Debt Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

None 890 57.1 479 46.7 131 50.8 210 51.3 299 59.2 232 57.7 293 54.5 205 52.2

Less than $10,000 328 21.0 246 24.0 61 23.6 101 24.7 102 20.2 83 20.6 97 18.0 74 18.8

$10,000 to $19,999 146 9.4 128 12.5 27 10.5 39 9.5 55 10.9 35 8.7 54 10.0 43 10.9

$20,000 to $29,999 67 4.3 54 5.3 14 5.4 18 4.4 14 2.8 20 5.0 20 3.7 19 4.8

$30,000 to $39,999 54 3.5 28 2.7 8 3.1 12 2.9 7 1.4 5 1.2 22 4.1 14 3.6

$40,000 to $59,999 28 1.8 27 2.6 3 1.2 12 2.9 12 2.4 5 1.2 16 3.0 11 2.8

More than $60,000 47 3.0 63 6.1 14 5.4 17 4.2 16 3.2 22 5.5 36 6.7 27 6.9

TOTAL 1,560 37.3 1,025 24.5 258 6.2 409 9.8 505 12.1 402 9.6 538 12.9 393 9.4

Educational Debt Non-educational Debt

Amount of Debt Male Female Total Male Female Total

# % # % # % # % # % # %

None 1,613 56.3 1,240 55.6 2,853 56.0 1,613 56.4 1,126 50.5 2,739 53.8

Less than $10,000 231 8.1 177 7.9 408 8.0 588 20.6 504 22.6 1,092 21.5

$10,000 to $19,999 229 8.0 142 6.4 371 7.3 282 9.9 245 11.0 527 10.4

$20,000 to $29,999 225 7.9 172 7.7 397 7.8 115 4.0 111 5.0 226 4.4

$30,000 to $39,999 168 5.9 127 5.7 295 5.8 91 3.2 59 2.6 150 2.9

$40,000 to $59,999 176 6.1 161 7.2 337 6.6 59 2.1 55 2.5 114 2.2

More than $60,000 221 7.7 212 9.5 433 8.5 113 3.9 129 5.8 242 4.8

TOTAL 2,863 56.2 2,231 43.8 5,094 100.0 2,861 56.2 2,229 43.8 5,090 100.0

CHART 9A: Educational Debt for All Respondents

CHART 9B: Non-educational Debt for All Respondents

All Schools


TABLE 10: Responsibility for Educational Debt of Family Member

Responsible for the educational debt of a family member

# %

Yes 766 15.0

No 4,349 85.0

TOTAL 5,115 100.0

Educational Debt brought to Seminary for those responding "Yes"

# %

None 298 39.0

Less than $10,000 86 11.2

$10,000 to $19,999 85 11.1

$20,000 to $29,999 64 8.4

$30,000 to $39,999 53 6.9

$40,000 to $59,999 77 10.1

More than $60,000 102 13.3

TOTAL 765 100.0

All Schools


TABLE 11: Significance of Financial Aid Assistance in Choice of School

Single Married

Level of Significance Male Female Male Female Total

# % # % # % # % #

Of no significance 182 24.2 114 15.2 286 38.1 169 22.5 751

Of some significance 124 22.6 106 19.3 200 36.4 119 21.7 549

Significant 178 23.1 191 24.8 259 33.7 141 18.3 769

Of great significance 312 22.6 361 26.2 461 33.5 244 17.7 1,378

Of greatest significance 290 23.0 374 29.7 356 28.3 239 19.0 1,259

Did not apply for financial aid 83 24.4 59 17.4 113 33.2 85 25.0 340

TOTAL 1,169 23.2 1,205 23.9 1,675 33.2 997 19.8 5,046

TOTALS FOR TABLE 11

Level of Significance Male Female Total

# % # % # %

Of no significance 472 16.5 285 12.8 757 14.9

Of some significance 324 11.4 228 10.3 552 10.9

Significant 439 15.4 334 15.0 773 15.2

Of great significance 775 27.2 611 27.5 1,386 27.3

Of greatest significance 647 22.7 618 27.8 1,265 24.9

Did not apply for financial aid 196 6.9 144 6.5 340 6.7

TOTAL 2,853 56.2 2,220 43.8 5,073 100.0

CHART 11: Significance of Financial Aid Assistance in Choice of School

All Schools


TABLE 12: Enrollment Status by Length of Commute and Planned Hours of Work per Week

Length of None 1-9 10-15 16-20 More than 20 TOTAL

Commute # % # % # % # % # % # %

No commute 156 19.1 112 13.7 180 22.0 124 15.2 245 30.0 817 41.3

Less than 1/2 hour 161 27.4 64 10.9 120 20.4 119 20.3 123 21.0 587 29.6

1/2 to 1 hour 61 19.7 32 10.3 55 17.7 52 16.8 110 35.5 310 15.7

1 to 2 hours 41 24.4 9 5.4 20 11.9 24 14.3 74 44.0 168 8.5

More than 2 hours 16 16.3 5 5.1 11 11.2 14 14.3 52 53.1 98 4.9

TOTAL 435 22.0 222 11.2 386 19.5 333 16.8 604 30.5 1,980 100.0

FULL-TIME STUDENTS (MDiv) - Planned Hours of Work per Week


Commute # % # % # % # % # % # %

No commute 94 18.3 56 10.9 71 13.8 72 14.0 220 42.9 513 37.8

Less than 1/2 hour 116 28.7 49 12.1 69 17.1 76 18.8 94 23.3 404 29.8

1/2 to 1 hour 66 26.6 27 10.9 32 12.9 38 15.3 85 34.3 248 18.3

1 to 2 hours 27 20.1 14 10.4 17 12.7 24 17.9 52 38.8 134 9.9

More than 2 hours 15 25.9 4 6.9 7 12.1 7 12.1 25 43.1 58 4.3

TOTAL 318 23.4 150 11.1 196 14.4 217 16.0 476 35.1 1,357 100.0

FULL-TIME STUDENTS (All Others) - Planned Hours of Work per Week


Commute # % # % # % # % # % # %

No commute 17 7.5 6 2.7 10 4.4 10 4.4 183 81.0 226 39.4

Less than 1/2 hour 13 11.7 1 0.9 3 2.7 12 10.8 82 73.9 111 19.4

1/2 to 1 hour 6 4.5 3 2.3 5 3.8 10 7.6 108 81.8 132 23.0

1 to 2 hours 6 8.6 2 2.9 3 4.3 4 5.7 55 78.6 70 12.2

More than 2 hours 2 5.9 2 5.9 1 2.9 2 5.9 27 79.4 34 5.9

TOTAL 44 7.7 14 2.4 22 3.8 38 6.6 455 79.4 573 100.0

PART-TIME STUDENTS (MDiv) - Planned Hours of Work per Week


Commute # % # % # % # % # % # %

No commute 33 7.0 10 2.1 22 4.7 22 4.7 385 81.6 472 42.3

Less than 1/2 hour 34 14.0 9 3.7 8 3.3 16 6.6 175 72.3 242 21.7

1/2 to 1 hour 19 8.4 9 4.0 14 6.2 21 9.3 163 72.1 226 20.3

1 to 2 hours 22 17.9 8 6.5 5 4.1 9 7.3 79 64.2 123 11.0

More than 2 hours 8 15.1 2 3.8 2 3.8 2 3.8 39 73.6 53 4.7

TOTAL 116 10.4 38 3.4 51 4.6 70 6.3 841 75.4 1,116 100.0

PART-TIME STUDENTS (All Others) - Planned Hours of Work per Week

CHART 12: Enrollment Status by Length of Commute and Planned Hours of Work per Week

TABLE 13: Religious Tradition of Upbringing and Current DenominationENTERING STUDENTS, BATCH=All, YEAR=2017 - 2018, TERM=All, ANSWERS=(9/1/2017 - 8/31/2018)

All Schools

Denomination of Upbringing Current Denomination

Religious Traditions # % # %

Advent Christian Church 2 0.0 0 0.0

African Methodist Episcopal 56 1.1 71 1.4

African Methodist Episcopal Zion 19 0.4 16 0.3

American Baptist Churches USA 42 0.8 30 0.6

Anglican Church of Canada 24 0.5 40 0.8

Anglican, Other 42 0.8 65 1.3

Assemblies of God 136 2.7 82 1.6

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 3 0.1 6 0.1

Associated Gospel Churches of Canada 8 0.2 8 0.2

Baptist 350 7.0 239 4.7

Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec 8 0.2 9 0.2

Baptist General Association of Virginia 2 0.0 2 0.0

Converge Worldwide 16 0.3 19 0.4

Baptist General Convention of Texas 11 0.2 33 0.7

Baptist Missionary Association of America 18 0.4 6 0.1

Baptist State Convention of North Carolina 1 0.0 1 0.0

Baptist Union of Western Canada 0 0.0 0 0.0

Baptist, Other 0 0.0 0 0.0

Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio) 0 0.0 2 0.0

Brethren in Christ Church 3 0.1 3 0.1

Buddhist 19 0.4 12 0.2

Byzantine Catholic 8 0.2 8 0.2

Canadian Baptist Ministries 0 0.0 0 0.0

Canadian National Baptist Convention 1 0.0 2 0.0

Christian and Missionary Alliance 57 1.1 57 1.1

Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) 12 0.2 3 0.1

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 17 0.3 34 0.7

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ 32 0.6 37 0.7

Christian Methodist Episcopal 12 0.2 9 0.2

Christian Reformed Church 63 1.3 61 1.2

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 20 0.4 16 0.3

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 29 0.6 22 0.4


All Schools



Church of God in Christ 42 0.8 27 0.5

Church of the Brethren 5 0.1 3 0.1

Church of the Nazarene 46 0.9 52 1.0

Churches of Christ 61 1.2 39 0.8

Churches of God, General Conference 11 0.2 19 0.4

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 2 0.0 2 0.0

Conference of Mennonites 1 0.0 4 0.1

Conservative Baptist Association of America 12 0.2 9 0.2

Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada 6 0.1 9 0.2

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 15 0.3 47 0.9

Cumberland Presbyterian Church 2 0.0 2 0.0

Episcopal Church 101 2.0 220 4.4

Evangelical Church in Canada 4 0.1 9 0.2

Evangelical Congregational Church 15 0.3 14 0.3

Evangelical Covenant Church 20 0.4 43 0.9

Evangelical Formosan Church 0 0.0 2 0.0

Evangelical Free Church of America 48 1.0 48 1.0

Evangelical Free Church of Canada 1 0.0 5 0.1

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 161 3.2 179 3.5

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada 2 0.0 2 0.0

Evangelical Presbyterian Church 35 0.7 33 0.7

Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada 24 0.5 42 0.8

Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches 4 0.1 3 0.1

Foursquare Gospel Church 27 0.5 15 0.3

Free Methodist Church 17 0.3 21 0.4

Friends, Quaker 4 0.1 10 0.2

General Association of General Baptists 3 0.1 2 0.0

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 8 0.2 3 0.1

General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina 1 0.0 2 0.0

General Church of New Jerusalem 0 0.0 0 0.0

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 10 0.2 16 0.3

Independent Baptist 51 1.0 18 0.4

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Independent Methodist 14 0.3 9 0.2

Inter/Multidenominational 26 0.5 47 0.9

Jewish 9 0.2 4 0.1

Lutheran Church-Canada 3 0.1 1 0.0

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 94 1.9 65 1.3

Lutheran, Other 41 0.8 34 0.7

Mennonite Brethren Church in North America 12 0.2 9 0.2

Mennonite Church Canada 3 0.1 4 0.1

Mennonite Church USA 11 0.2 13 0.3

Mennonite, Other 13 0.3 8 0.2

Methodist, Other 0 0.0 0 0.0

Missionary Church in Canada 1 0.0 4 0.1

Moravian Church in North America 3 0.1 4 0.1

Muslim 17 0.3 23 0.5

National Baptist Convention 59 1.2 39 0.8

Nondenominational 429 8.6 709 14.1

North American Baptist Conference 10 0.2 13 0.3

Not Available 172 3.5 66 1.3

Orthodox Church in America 4 0.1 5 0.1

Orthodox Presbyterian 10 0.2 16 0.3

Orthodox, Other 25 0.5 24 0.5

Other 241 4.8 187 3.7

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada 26 0.5 24 0.5

Pentecostal, Other 0 0.0 0 0.0

Presbyterian Church in America 68 1.4 163 3.2

Presbyterian Church in Canada 11 0.2 18 0.4

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 166 3.3 190 3.8

Presbyterian, Other 0 0.0 0 0.0

Progressive National Baptist Convention 4 0.1 7 0.1

Reformed Church in America 25 0.5 46 0.9

Reformed Church in Canada 4 0.1 2 0.0

Reformed Episcopal Church 0 0.0 3 0.1

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Reformed Presbyterian 43 0.9 27 0.5

Religious Society of Friends 0 0.0 3 0.1

Roman Catholic 719 14.5 458 9.1

Salvation Army 13 0.3 9 0.2

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference 1 0.0 0 0.0

Seventh-day Adventist 117 2.4 133 2.6

Southern Baptist Convention 292 5.9 169 3.3

Swedenborgian Church, General Convention 0 0.0 0 0.0

Union d'eglises baptistes francaises au Canada 0 0.0 0 0.0

Unitarian Universalist 6 0.1 38 0.8

United Church of Canada 24 0.5 23 0.5

United Church of Christ 43 0.9 89 1.8

United Methodist Church 412 8.3 535 10.6

United Pentecostal Church International 20 0.4 17 0.3

Wesleyan Church 20 0.4 12 0.2

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 10 0.2 2 0.0

Korean Evangelical Holiness Church 0 0.0 0 0.0

TOTAL 4,971 100.0 5,045 100.0

All Schools


TABLE 14: Worshiping Community and Service in Leadership

Very Active Active Moderately Not Very Inactive Total

Participation # % # % # % # % # % # %

MDiv 1,831 70.1 499 19.1 201 7.7 59 2.3 21 0.8 2,611 100.0

Prof MA 414 61.3 151 22.4 71 10.5 24 3.6 15 2.2 675 100.0

Acad MA 531 58.0 216 23.6 98 10.7 49 5.3 22 2.4 916 100.0

All Others 640 67.7 184 19.5 81 8.6 29 3.1 11 1.2 945 100.0

Recent Participation In Worshiping Community

Membership

Under 100 100 - 249 250 - 499 500 - 999 1,000 or more Total

Kind of Church # % # % # % # % # % # %

Rural 154 48.0 91 28.3 41 12.8 14 4.4 21 6.5 321 8.0

Small town 225 29.5 293 38.4 121 15.9 81 10.6 43 5.6 763 19.0

Suburban 206 14.4 322 22.5 340 23.8 211 14.7 352 24.6 1,431 35.7

Urban 278 18.6 359 24.0 270 18.0 228 15.2 363 24.2 1,498 37.3

TOTAL 863 21.5 1,065 26.5 772 19.2 534 13.3 779 19.4 4,013 100.0

MDiv Prof MA Acad MA All Others Total

Service in Leadership # % # % # % # % # %

Local church 1,722 40.9 394 39.0 495 37.8 603 42.2 3,214 40.4

Other church body or religious organization

579 13.8 147 14.6 164 12.5 230 16.1 1,120 14.1

School or college organization 705 16.8 139 13.8 193 14.7 183 12.8 1,220 15.3

Civic or fraternal organization 201 4.8 29 2.9 51 3.9 48 3.4 329 4.1

Other leadership position 619 14.7 168 16.6 187 14.3 199 13.9 1,173 14.7

No recent leadership position 381 9.1 133 13.2 220 16.8 167 11.7 901 11.3

TOTAL 4,207 52.9 1,010 12.7 1,310 16.5 1,430 18.0 7,957 100.0

Elected or Appointed Service in Leadership within Past Five Years, Kind and Church Size

CHART 14: Worshiping Community and Size of Church

All Schools


TABLE 15: Time First Considered Theological School and Plan for Ordination

Time First Considered Theological School

MDiv Prof MA Acad MA Other Total

# % # % # % # % # %

Before college 704 27.0 108 16.1 165 18.1 201 21.5 1,178 23.0

During college 765 29.3 132 19.7 229 25.1 206 22.1 1,332 26.0

After graduating from college 354 13.6 137 20.4 153 16.7 157 16.8 801 15.6

After graduate work 91 3.5 35 5.2 40 4.4 64 6.9 230 4.5

After two or more years of work 693 26.6 258 38.5 327 35.8 306 32.8 1,584 30.9

TOTAL 2,607 100.0 670 100.0 914 100.0 934 100.0 5,125 100.0

Plan for Ordination MDiv Prof MA Acad MA Other Total

# % # % # % # % # %

Yes 1,745 66.9 109 16.2 130 14.2 224 23.8 2,208 43.0

No 184 7.1 330 49.1 459 50.1 293 31.1 1,266 24.6

Undecided 474 18.2 158 23.5 227 24.8 143 15.2 1,002 19.5

Already ordained 206 7.9 75 11.2 100 10.9 281 29.9 662 12.9

TOTAL 2,609 100.0 672 100.0 916 100.0 941 100.0 5,138 100.0

CHART 15: Time First Considered Theological School and Plan for Ordination

All Schools


TABLE 16: How Student First Learned about School

MDiv Prof MA

Source Male Female Total Male Female Total

N = 1,553 N = 1,023 N = 2,576 N = 259 N = 409 N = 668

# % # % # % # % # % # %

Graduate 206 13.3 150 14.7 356 13.8 36 13.9 70 17.1 106 15.9

Relative 87 5.6 50 4.9 137 5.3 15 5.8 28 6.8 43 6.4

Friend 165 10.6 110 10.8 275 10.7 45 17.4 55 13.4 100 15.0

Pastor 336 21.6 192 18.8 528 20.5 38 14.7 49 12.0 87 13.0

Religious superior 174 11.2 73 7.1 247 9.6 13 5.0 22 5.4 35 5.2

Current student 86 5.5 64 6.3 150 5.8 14 5.4 39 9.5 53 7.9

College chaplain, advisor, or other college contact

66 4.2 69 6.7 135 5.2 5 1.9 9 2.2 14 2.1

Seminary recruiter 70 4.5 34 3.3 104 4.0 9 3.5 13 3.2 22 3.3

Know a particular seminary faculty member(s)

67 4.3 45 4.4 112 4.3 15 5.8 18 4.4 33 4.9

Print ad 5 0.3 1 0.1 6 0.2 3 1.2 1 0.2 4 0.6

Online ad 12 0.8 10 1.0 22 0.9 4 1.5 7 1.7 11 1.6

Print mailings / School publication

3 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.1 1 0.4 2 0.5 3 0.4

Theological school publications 24 1.5 7 0.7 31 1.2 4 1.5 5 1.2 9 1.3

Conference or church event 31 2.0 31 3.0 62 2.4 5 1.9 10 2.4 15 2.2

School Website 104 6.7 103 10.1 207 8.0 29 11.2 40 9.8 69 10.3

Web search 89 5.7 73 7.1 162 6.3 19 7.3 34 8.3 53 7.9

Social media search 8 0.5 3 0.3 11 0.4 2 0.8 4 1.0 6 0.9

Theological school initiated contact with me

20 1.3 8 0.8 28 1.1 2 0.8 3 0.7 5 0.7

TOTAL 1,553 100.0 1,023 100.0 2,576 100.0 259 100.0 409 100.0 668 100.0

* Total number of responses

Acad MA All Others

Source Male Female Total Male Female Total * Total

N = 1,553 N = 1,023 N = 906 N = 259 N = 409 N = 927 N = 5,077

# % # % # % # % # % # % # %

Graduate 91 17.9 62 15.5 153 16.9 73 13.6 54 13.8 127 13.7 742 14.6

Relative 36 7.1 24 6.0 60 6.6 16 3.0 21 5.4 37 4.0 277 5.5

Friend 75 14.8 52 13.0 127 14.0 68 12.7 47 12.1 115 12.4 617 12.2

Pastor 47 9.3 50 12.5 97 10.7 65 12.1 36 9.2 101 10.9 813 16.0

Religious superior 32 6.3 20 5.0 52 5.7 51 9.5 36 9.2 87 9.4 421 8.3

Current student 23 4.5 27 6.8 50 5.5 26 4.8 25 6.4 51 5.5 304 6.0

College chaplain, advisor, or other college contact

17 3.4 17 4.3 34 3.8 19 3.5 17 4.4 36 3.9 219 4.3

Seminary recruiter 9 1.8 11 2.8 20 2.2 25 4.7 11 2.8 36 3.9 182 3.6

Know a particular seminary faculty member(s)

34 6.7 30 7.5 64 7.1 54 10.1 51 13.1 105 11.3 314 6.2

Print ad 3 0.6 1 0.3 4 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.3 2 0.2 16 0.3

Online ad 9 1.8 8 2.0 17 1.9 12 2.2 2 0.5 14 1.5 64 1.3

Print mailings / School publication

0 0.0 3 0.8 3 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.5 2 0.2 11 0.2

Theological school publications 14 2.8 2 0.5 16 1.8 14 2.6 6 1.5 20 2.2 76 1.5

Conference or church event 16 3.2 9 2.3 25 2.8 23 4.3 17 4.4 40 4.3 142 2.8

School Website 48 9.5 45 11.3 93 10.3 50 9.3 22 5.6 72 7.8 441 8.7

Web search 50 9.9 32 8.0 82 9.1 33 6.1 33 8.5 66 7.1 363 7.1

Social media search 1 0.2 1 0.3 2 0.2 3 0.6 1 0.3 4 0.4 23 0.5

Theological school initiated contact with me

2 0.4 5 1.3 7 0.8 4 0.7 8 2.1 12 1.3 52 1.0

TOTAL 507 100.0 399 100.0 906 100.0 537 100.0 390 100.0 927 100.0 5,077 100.0

CHART 16: How Student First Learned about School by Gender (All Students)

All Schools


TABLE 17: Information Sources, Importance of School Visit, and Student Housing

Methods for Gaining More Information About School

# %

Viewed school Website 4,073 24.5

Requested information via the school Website 1,882 11.3

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) 689 4.1

Communicated with school staff 2,885 17.4

Communicated with current student / graduate 2,039 12.3

Communicated with school faculty 1,382 8.3

Wrote to the school 387 2.3

Telephoned the school 1,002 6.0

Visited the school 2,249 13.5

Returned a postcard 25 0.2

TOTAL 16,613 100.0

Importance of School Visit

# %

Of no importance 70 3.2

Slightly important 120 5.4

Somewhat important 267 12.1

Important 602 27.3

Very important 1,147 52.0

TOTAL 2,206 100.0

Importance of the Availability of Housing to Decision

# %

Of no importance 91 8.2

Slightly important 116 10.5

Somewhat important 156 14.1

Important 274 24.8

Very important 470 42.5

TOTAL 1,107 100.0

Use of Student Housing Relocated to attend seminary

Yes No Total

# % # % # %

Yes 817 46.6 154 4.6 971 19.0

Yes, as a commuter only

28 1.6 105 3.1 133 2.6

No 909 51.8 3,110 92.3 4,019 78.5

TOTAL 1,754 34.2 3,369 65.8 5,123 100.0

CHART 17: Information Sources, Importance of School Visit, and Student Housing

All Schools


TABLE 18: Importance of Factors in Decision to Pursue Theological Education

Male Female Total

Source of Influence N = 2,880 N = 2,251 N = 5,131

Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev

Influence of family or spouse 3.4 1.4 3.2 1.5 3.3 1.4

Influence of friend(s) 2.9 1.3 2.8 1.3 2.9 1.3

Encouragement of pastor / minister 3.6 1.3 3.4 1.4 3.5 1.3

Experience of pastoral counseling / spiritual direction

3.3 1.4 3.3 1.4 3.3 1.4

Experienced a call from God 4.4 1.0 4.5 1.0 4.4 1.0

Intellectual interest in religious / theological questions

4.2 1.0 4.2 1.0 4.2 1.0

Opportunity for study and growth 4.3 0.9 4.5 0.8 4.4 0.8

Promise of spiritual fulfillment 3.6 1.2 3.8 1.2 3.7 1.2

Search for meaning in life 3.0 1.4 3.3 1.3 3.1 1.4

To discern God's will 3.7 1.3 3.9 1.2 3.8 1.3

Desire to serve others 4.3 0.9 4.5 0.8 4.4 0.9

Desire to administer the sacraments 2.8 1.5 2.6 1.5 2.7 1.5

Desire to contribute to the cause of social justice

3.4 1.4 3.8 1.3 3.5 1.4

Desire to preserve traditions of the church 3.0 1.4 2.8 1.3 2.9 1.4

Desire to make a difference in life of church 4.2 1.1 4.1 1.1 4.2 1.1

Experience in campus Christian organization

2.6 1.4 2.5 1.4 2.6 1.4

Experience of the community life of a local church

3.5 1.3 3.4 1.3 3.5 1.3

5 - Very important3 - Somewhat important1 - No importance 2 - Little importance 4 - Important

MDiv Prof MA Acad MA

Source of Influence N = 2,615 N = 675 N = 918


Influence of family or spouse 3.4 1.4 3.3 1.4 3.2 1.5

Influence of friend(s) 3.0 1.2 2.8 1.2 2.7 1.3

Encouragement of pastor / minister 3.8 1.2 3.2 1.4 3.1 1.4

Experience of pastoral counseling / spiritual direction

3.5 1.3 3.3 1.4 2.9 1.5

Experienced a call from God 4.6 0.8 4.3 1.0 4.2 1.2

Intellectual interest in religious / theological questions

4.2 0.9 4.0 1.0 4.4 0.9

Opportunity for study and growth 4.4 0.9 4.4 0.8 4.5 0.8

Promise of spiritual fulfillment 3.7 1.2 3.7 1.1 3.6 1.2

Search for meaning in life 3.2 1.4 3.1 1.4 3.1 1.4

To discern God's will 3.9 1.2 3.7 1.3 3.7 1.3

Desire to serve others 4.5 0.8 4.4 0.9 4.3 0.9

Desire to administer the sacraments 3.1 1.4 2.2 1.3 2.1 1.3

Desire to contribute to the cause of social justice

3.7 1.3 3.4 1.3 3.3 1.4

Desire to preserve traditions of the church 3.1 1.3 2.5 1.3 2.7 1.4

Desire to make a difference in life of church 4.3 1.0 4.1 1.1 4.0 1.2

Experience in campus Christian organization

2.7 1.4 2.4 1.4 2.4 1.4

Experience of the community life of a local church

3.7 1.2 3.2 1.3 3.3 1.3


CHART 18: Importance of Factors in Decision to Pursue Theological Education

All Schools


TABLE 19: Importance of Factors in Decision to Attend this Institution

Male Female Total

Source of Influence N = 2,880 N = 2,248 N = 5,128


Quality of the faculty 4.1 1.1 4.2 0.9 4.2 1.0

Curriculum 4.1 1.0 4.3 0.9 4.2 1.0

Academic reputation of the school 4.1 1.1 4.2 0.9 4.1 1.0

University / college affiliation 3.1 1.4 3.2 1.4 3.1 1.4

Access to other theological schools / cross-registration

2.6 1.4 2.6 1.4 2.6 1.4

Availability of distance learning 2.9 1.6 3.0 1.6 3.0 1.6

Extension site of main campus 2.1 1.3 2.1 1.3 2.1 1.3

Flexible class schedule 3.3 1.5 3.6 1.4 3.4 1.5

Denominational affiliation 3.3 1.5 3.4 1.5 3.3 1.5

Comfort with the school's doctrinal positions/theological perspective

3.9 1.2 4.1 1.1 4.0 1.2

Encouragement of my pastor 3.0 1.5 3.0 1.5 3.0 1.5

Sent by religious superior 2.2 1.4 2.0 1.3 2.1 1.4

Recommended by a graduate/current student

2.9 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.9 1.5

Encouragement of a faculty member / mentor from my college

2.4 1.5 2.4 1.5 2.4 1.5

Participation in a vocational discernment program (high school or college)

1.8 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.2

Family reasons 2.3 1.4 2.3 1.4 2.3 1.4

Quality of the admissions staff 2.9 1.4 3.1 1.4 3.0 1.4

Good financial aid assistance 3.2 1.6 3.5 1.5 3.3 1.6

Wanted a school close to home / work 2.6 1.6 2.8 1.7 2.7 1.6

Diverse / multicultural community 3.0 1.5 3.5 1.4 3.2 1.5

Sense of community at the school 3.2 1.4 3.7 1.3 3.4 1.4


MDiv Prof MA Acad MA

Source of Influence N = 2,614 N = 674 N = 918


Quality of the faculty 4.2 1.0 4.1 1.0 4.2 1.0

Curriculum 4.1 1.0 4.3 0.9 4.2 0.9

Academic reputation of the school 4.1 1.0 4.1 1.0 4.2 0.9

University / college affiliation 3.1 1.4 3.1 1.4 3.2 1.4

Access to other theological schools / cross-registration

2.6 1.4 2.5 1.4 2.6 1.4

Availability of distance learning 2.8 1.6 3.2 1.6 3.1 1.6

Extension site of main campus 2.1 1.3 2.2 1.4 2.1 1.3

Flexible class schedule 3.3 1.5 3.6 1.4 3.6 1.4

Denominational affiliation 3.6 1.4 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.5

Comfort with the school's doctrinal positions/theological perspective

4.1 1.1 3.9 1.1 4.0 1.1

Encouragement of my pastor 3.3 1.4 2.8 1.4 2.7 1.5

Sent by religious superior 2.3 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.8 1.2

Recommended by a graduate/current student

3.0 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.9 1.5

Encouragement of a faculty member / mentor from my college

2.4 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.4 1.5

Participation in a vocational discernment program (high school or college)

1.8 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.1

Family reasons 2.3 1.4 2.4 1.4 2.2 1.4

Quality of the admissions staff 3.2 1.4 2.9 1.4 2.8 1.4

Good financial aid assistance 3.6 1.5 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.6

Wanted a school close to home / work 2.7 1.6 2.8 1.6 2.7 1.7

Diverse / multicultural community 3.4 1.4 3.1 1.4 3.1 1.5

Sense of community at the school 3.6 1.4 3.4 1.4 3.1 1.4


CHART 19: Importance of Factors in Decision to Attend this Institution

All Schools


TABLE 20: Interest in Educational Formats by Degree Program

MDiv Prof MA Acad MA All Others Total

Educational Format N = 2,562 N = 659 N = 894 N = 916 N = 5,019

Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev Avg Std Dev

Main campus - traditional academic term / weekday classes

2.5 0.8 2.1 0.9 2.3 0.9 2.1 0.9 2.3 0.9

Main campus - evening / weekend classes

1.9 0.8 2.0 0.8 1.9 0.8 1.8 0.8 1.9 0.8

Main campus - intensive courses 2.2 0.7 2.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 2.1 0.8 2.1 0.7

Extension site of main campus 1.8 0.8 1.7 0.7 1.8 0.8 1.7 0.7 1.7 0.8

100 percent online / distance courses 1.8 0.8 2.0 0.8 1.9 0.9 2.0 0.8 1.9 0.8

Hybrid courses - combination face-to-face / online

2.0 0.8 2.1 0.7 2.0 0.8 2.1 0.8 2.0 0.8

2 - Somewhat interested1 - Not at all interested 3 - Very interested

All Schools


TABLE 21: Current Engagement in Ministerial Work and Bivocational Intentions

Currently engaged in ministerial work? Male Female Total

# % # % # %

No 1,321 46.2 1,190 53.3 2,511 49.4

Yes, plan to continue 1,231 43.1 777 34.8 2,008 39.5

Yes, but do not plan to continue 128 4.5 87 3.9 215 4.2

Yes, unsure about continuing 177 6.2 177 7.9 354 7.0

TOTAL 2,857 56.2 2,231 43.8 5,088 100.0

Bivocational Plans Male Female Total

# % # % # %

Yes 675 23.6 604 27.1 1,279 25.2

No 1,025 35.8 552 24.8 1,577 31.0

Unsure about being bivocational

1,028 35.9 878 39.5 1,906 37.5

No plans to do ministerial work 132 4.6 191 8.6 323 6.4

TOTAL 2,860 56.2 2,225 43.8 5,085 100.0

All Schools


TABLE 22: Interest in Parish/Congregational Ministry by Age and Gender

Congregational/Parish Ministry Non-Congregational/Parish Ministry Unsure

Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Range # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %

19 or younger 3 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.2 2 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.0

20-25 418 24.5 152 17.9 570 11.3 188 19.9 287 26.5 475 9.4 48 23.9 61 21.9 109 2.2

26-30 361 21.2 125 14.7 486 9.6 204 21.6 189 17.5 393 7.8 47 23.4 46 16.5 93 1.8

31-35 256 15.0 76 8.9 332 6.6 142 15.0 124 11.5 266 5.3 28 13.9 33 11.9 61 1.2

36-40 186 10.9 93 10.9 279 5.5 104 11.0 111 10.3 215 4.2 20 10.0 29 10.4 49 1.0

41-45 160 9.4 89 10.5 249 4.9 74 7.8 74 6.8 148 2.9 25 12.4 22 7.9 47 0.9

46-50 121 7.1 97 11.4 218 4.3 73 7.7 100 9.3 173 3.4 7 3.5 22 7.9 29 0.6

51-55 85 5.0 87 10.2 172 3.4 60 6.3 83 7.7 143 2.8 8 4.0 28 10.1 36 0.7

56 or older 113 6.6 131 15.4 244 4.8 101 10.7 111 10.3 212 4.2 17 8.5 37 13.3 54 1.1

CHART 22: Interest in Parish/Congregational Ministry by Age

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TABLE 23A: Expectation for Full-Time Position after Graduation by Degree Program

Expectation MDiv Prof MA Acad MA All Others

# % # % # % # %

Pastor, priest, minister of a congregation/parish 880 33.9 59 8.8 85 9.4 253 27.3

Associate or assistant pastor, priest, or minister 262 10.1 16 2.4 34 3.8 61 6.6

Minister or director of Christian/religious education 37 1.4 27 4.0 28 3.1 12 1.3

Youth work or ministry 92 3.5 55 8.2 22 2.4 11 1.2

Musician or liturgist 22 0.8 10 1.5 8 0.9 9 1.0

Spiritual director 13 0.5 11 1.6 5 0.6 11 1.2

Supply ministry 1 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1

Interim ministry 8 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1

New church development / church planting / evangelism 74 2.9 20 3.0 21 2.3 20 2.2

Unsure what position within a congregation / parish context 250 9.6 48 7.2 53 5.9 40 4.3

Retreat or spiritual director (not in a congregation/parish) 11 0.4 5 0.7 7 0.8 16 1.7

Campus ministry or youth worker (not in a congregation/parish) 51 2.0 23 3.4 21 2.3 13 1.4

Hospital/hospice/healthcare chaplaincy 145 5.6 19 2.8 17 1.9 15 1.6

Military chaplaincy 57 2.2 0 0.0 2 0.2 5 0.5

Prison ministry 21 0.8 6 0.9 4 0.4 1 0.1

Other specialized ministry (not in a congregation/parish) 53 2.0 25 3.7 20 2.2 33 3.6

Missionary service (foreign/home) 65 2.5 31 4.6 44 4.9 27 2.9

Denominational administrator or staff 4 0.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 8 0.9

Teaching in primary or secondary education 30 1.2 26 3.9 49 5.4 16 1.7

Teaching or administration in a seminary 41 1.6 15 2.2 48 5.3 70 7.5

Other teaching or administration in higher education 36 1.4 8 1.2 53 5.9 39 4.2

Social work / social services 24 0.9 43 6.4 29 3.2 26 2.8

Social justice ministry 47 1.8 13 1.9 22 2.4 15 1.6

Pastoral counselor (not in a congregation/parish) 30 1.2 39 5.8 8 0.9 16 1.7

Executive/administrator in a non-profit agency 22 0.8 7 1.0 15 1.7 18 1.9

Executive/administrator in a for-profit business 4 0.2 2 0.3 5 0.6 5 0.5

Further graduate or professional studies 55 2.1 8 1.2 83 9.2 26 2.8

Full-time homemaking or childcare 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.3 2 0.2

Clerical / office / sales 0 0.0 1 0.1 2 0.2 4 0.4

Medicine / engineering / law 3 0.1 2 0.3 13 1.4 10 1.1

Self-employed 22 0.8 18 2.7 15 1.7 21 2.3

Other 41 1.6 50 7.5 45 5.0 52 5.6

Undecided 194 7.5 75 11.2 140 15.5 71 7.7

TOTAL 2,595 100.0 668 100.0 903 100.0 928 100.0

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TABLE 23B: Expectation for Full-Time Position after Graduation by Gender

Expectation Male Female Total

# % # % # %

Pastor, priest, minister of a congregation/parish 953 33.4 311 14.0 1,264 24.9

Associate or assistant pastor, priest, or minister 245 8.6 128 5.8 373 7.4

Minister or director of Christian/religious education 41 1.4 63 2.8 104 2.1

Youth work or ministry 113 4.0 67 3.0 180 3.5

Musician or liturgist 32 1.1 17 0.8 49 1.0

Spiritual director 16 0.6 24 1.1 40 0.8

Supply ministry 1 0.0 2 0.1 3 0.1

Interim ministry 7 0.2 4 0.2 11 0.2

New church development / church planting / evangelism 89 3.1 46 2.1 135 2.7

Unsure what position within a congregation / parish context 204 7.2 186 8.4 390 7.7

Retreat or spiritual director (not in a congregation/parish) 13 0.5 25 1.1 38 0.7

Campus ministry or youth worker (not in a congregation/parish) 56 2.0 52 2.3 108 2.1

Hospital/hospice/healthcare chaplaincy 70 2.5 125 5.6 195 3.8

Military chaplaincy 52 1.8 12 0.5 64 1.3

Prison ministry 14 0.5 18 0.8 32 0.6

Other specialized ministry (not in a congregation/parish) 63 2.2 69 3.1 132 2.6

Missionary service (foreign/home) 90 3.2 76 3.4 166 3.3

Denominational administrator or staff 8 0.3 8 0.4 16 0.3

Teaching in primary or secondary education 62 2.2 59 2.7 121 2.4

Teaching or administration in a seminary 114 4.0 60 2.7 174 3.4

Other teaching or administration in higher education 81 2.8 54 2.4 135 2.7

Social work / social services 34 1.2 88 4.0 122 2.4

Social justice ministry 29 1.0 66 3.0 95 1.9

Pastoral counselor (not in a congregation/parish) 24 0.8 68 3.1 92 1.8

Executive/administrator in a non-profit agency 21 0.7 41 1.8 62 1.2

Executive/administrator in a for-profit business 4 0.1 12 0.5 16 0.3

Further graduate or professional studies 101 3.5 71 3.2 172 3.4

Full-time homemaking or childcare 0 0.0 5 0.2 5 0.1

Clerical / office / sales 4 0.1 3 0.1 7 0.1

Medicine / engineering / law 12 0.4 16 0.7 28 0.6

Self-employed 32 1.1 44 2.0 76 1.5

Other 66 2.3 121 5.5 187 3.7

Undecided 201 7.0 279 12.6 480 9.5

TOTAL 2,852 56.2 2,220 43.8 5,072 100.0

CHART 23A: Expectation for Full-time Position after Graduation

CHART 23B: Expectation for Full-time Position after Graduation

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