Private nonprofit · Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans, Louisiana · Large city

#2 graduation rate in Louisiana#4 best value in Louisiana
Admit rate
$10,829
Avg net price
74%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in New Orleans, Louisiana (large city setting), enrolling 865 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 865 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in the spring of 1718 by the French Mississippi Company under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land traditionally inhabited by the Chitimacha people. New Orleans operates one of the world's largest and busiest ports and metropolitan New Orleans is a center of maritime industry. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary compares

Graduation rate74%

Higher than 83% · #2 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention92%

Higher than 89%

Average net price$10,829

Cheaper than 89% · #4 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment865

Larger than 33%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,349students
  • Undergraduate86537%
  • Graduate1,48463%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic5.7%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
865
Graduate enrollment
1,484
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
9%
First-generation students
Students over 25
77%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,831
Endowment
$82,053,303

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,468
Room & board
$8,130
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$21,660
Average net price
$10,829

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)
74%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
92%
Transferred to another college
9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 52% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
462
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
53%
Housing charge (year)
$3,030
Meal plan (year)
$4,190
Application fee
$40

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
13

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,349 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.

4.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year4.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Burglary
2.0

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
$10,829
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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
$54,782

$10,829/year × about 5.1 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.

59%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,973
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 59% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,973. 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 32 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
47°F
Annual rain
60.1″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.36.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Lakefront AP, LA US station (3.2 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.