The Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary
Private College in Fort Worth, TX. Six-year graduation rate 28%.
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Admissions
At 58%, the acceptance rate makes The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. Only 279 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 62% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 28% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is strong at 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The part-time picture is harder: 54% return, against 83% full-time. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 334 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,497 annually once grants are applied. Grant aid reaches 53% of students at an average of $7,485.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 103 students
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Tarrant County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026