Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
SBTS requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1145
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 285 admitted students 59 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
31%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1040-1250. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 650, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 650.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 600, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1145 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to SBTS.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 46% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-650 -
Math
510-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 285 admitted students 76 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
39%
Similar to the SAT, SBTS requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 39% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 19.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
20-28 -
Math
17-25 -
Composite
19-27
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$40
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SBTS during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SBTS received a total of 355 applications. These applications included 202 male applicants and 153 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 355 applicants, SBTS admitted 285 students. Among the admitted students, there were 165 males and 120 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 193 students chose to enroll at SBTS. This means that 193 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 117 were male and 76 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SBTS had an overall acceptance rate of 80% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 82% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 78%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SBTS had an overall yield rate of 68% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 71%, and for female admitted students, it was 63%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SBTS over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Not Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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