Private nonprofit · Seminary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city

96.4%
Admit rate
$23,006
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$50,535
Median earnings

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Kansas City, Missouri (large city setting), enrolling 747 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 747 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 96% admitNCCAA Division IICold winters

About Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. The Kansas City metropolitan area straddles the border between Missouri and Kansas at Kaw Point, and was considered a good place to settle. The Antioch Christian Church, Dr. James Compton House, and Woodneath are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kansas City, Missouri is abbreviated as KCMO and the metropolitan area as KC. Residents are Kansas Citians. It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
409 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary compares

Selectivity96.4%

More selective than 11% · #39 most selective of 44 in Missouri

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 36% · #33 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention81%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,535

Higher than 40% · #21 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$23,006

Cheaper than 35% · #40 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$15,675

Lower than 89%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment747

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,566students
  • Undergraduate74721%
  • Graduate2,81979%

Undergraduates by gender

747undergrads
  • Women19526%
  • Men55274%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black5.2%
  • Hispanic5.8%
  • Asian4.8%
  • Other or multiracial7.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
747
Graduate enrollment
2,819
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
30%
First-generation students
Students over 25
52%
Median family income
$37,100
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,364
Endowment
$38,314,421

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
96.4%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,120
Room & board
$9,971
Books & supplies
$994
Total cost of attendance
$29,080
Average net price
$23,006

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,712
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,535
Median debt at graduation
$15,675
Students with federal loans
24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 26% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
23%
First-generation
29%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
290
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
39%
Housing charge (year)
$4,880
Meal plan (year)
$5,010
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
86 (45 men · 41 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Soccer47
Basketball17
Volleyball12
Cross Country10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,945 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,818
$30–48k
$21,659
$48–75k
$22,701
$75–110k
$26,461
$110k+
$26,870

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$108,824

$22,701/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

50%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,939
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 50% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,939. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 38 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,535
Typical debt at graduation
$15,675
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,059
Men
$56,000

Men out-earn women by $13,941 (33%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
38.1″
Annual snow
11″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (4.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.