Concordia Seminary: Statistics

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#5525 of 14,131 In the World
#1540 of 2,597 In North America
#1457 of 2,496 In the United States
#34 of 67 In Missouri
#7 of 16 In St. Louis
#2616 of 4,425 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
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Quick Review

Religion
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Graduates
600
Male:Female Ratio
89:11
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.csl.edu
Acceptance rate
77%*

* Concordia Seminary is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Concordia Seminary Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

219 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 392 (65%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 102 (17%)
Black or African American 32 (5%)
Nonresident Alien 27 (5%)
Two or more races 23 (4%)
Hispanic 13 (2%)
Asian 11 (2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $31,605
Tuition in-state $31,605
Tuition out-of-state $31,605
Fee in-district $150
Fee in-state $150
Fee out-of-state $150

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 271
Combined charge for room and board $9,590

Concordia Seminary majors

Concordia Seminary has granted 50 master's across 2 programs and 12 doctorate degrees in Theology/Theological Studies. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Concordia Seminary.

Major Master Doctoral
Divinity & Ministry 33
Theology & Theological Studies 17 12
Grand Total 50 12

Publications & Citations

Concordia Seminary has published 349 scientific papers with 279 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, History, Art & Design, Political Science, Law, Environmental Science, Classics and Ancient History, and Literature.

Publications
349
Citations
279

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
327 / 226
Philosophy
289 / 211
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
229 / 112
History
202 / 163
Art & Design
106 / 164
Political Science
103 / 66
Law
98 / 57
Environmental Science
87 / 146
Classics and Ancient History
75 / 73
Literature
71 / 106
Geography and Cartography
69 / 143
Archaeology
66 / 140
Sociology
56 / 40
Computer Science
41 / 110
Linguistics
37 / 103
Biology
35 / 70
Physics
31 / 71
Art History
30 / 9
Engineering
27 / 111
Geology
26 / 20
Psychology
25 / 29
Library and Information science
22 / 11
Quantum and Particle physics
20 / 10
Paleontology
18 / 17
Fashion Design
15 / 5
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
14 / 9
Aesthetics
13 / 95
Medicine
13 / 9
Business
12 / 50
Social Psychology
12 / 17
Chemistry
11 / 54
Education Majors
10 / 10
Economics
9 / 44
Acoustical Engineering
8 / 10
Mechanical Engineering
8 / 1
Mathematics
7 / 49
Optical Engineering
6 / 54
Anthropology
6 / 6
Materials Science
6 / 51
Math Teachers
5 / 2

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 0 24
1993 0 1
1994 3 0
1995 2 0
1996 2 0
1997 3 0
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 0 1
2001 1 1
2002 3 1
2003 3 0
2004 2 4
2005 3 2
2006 8 0
2007 4 13
2008 4 3
2009 3 5
2010 4 3
2011 6 4
2012 2 5
2013 17 9
2014 68 8
2015 59 5
2016 9 5
2017 3 3
2018 14 32
2019 6 7
2020 24 63
2021 14 31
2022 2 6
2023 3 9
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Flame

    Flame
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    rapper
    Biography

    Marcus Tyrone Gray, known as Flame (often stylized in all caps), is a Lutheran Christian hip hop rapper from the United States. He is with Clear Sight Music and has released nine albums. Flame has been nominated for several Dove and Stellar Awards. The Our World: Redeemed album was nominated for a Grammy Award.

  2. Jaroslav Pelikan

    Jaroslav Pelikan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1923-2006 (aged 83)
    Enrolled in Concordia Seminary
    In 1946 graduated with Bachelor of Divinity
    Occupations
    historianchurch historianwriteruniversity teachertheologian
    Biography

    Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University.

  3. Martin E. Marty

    Martin E. Marty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-.. (age 97)
    Occupations
    university teachertheologianhistorian of religion
    Biography

    Martin Emil Marty is an American Lutheran religious scholar who has written extensively on religion in the United States.

  4. Franz Pieper

    Franz Pieper
    Born in
    Poland Flag Poland
    Years
    1852-1931 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    writertheologianprofessor
    Biography

    Franz August Otto Pieper was a Confessional Lutheran theologian who also served as the fourth president of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, known at that time as the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.

  5. Gregory N. Todd

    Gregory N. Todd
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in Concordia Seminary
    Graduated with Master of Divinity
    Biography

    Gregory N. Todd is a United States Navy rear admiral and chaplain who serves as the 28th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He previously served as the 20th Chaplain of the Marine Corps. He also served for four years as the tenth Chaplain of the Coast Guard. Over a thirty-two year career, he has served in a variety of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard assignments, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and chaplaincy work at Ground Zero in the wake of the September 11 attacks. He is a Lutheran.

  6. Joseph Ellwanger

    Joseph Ellwanger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-.. (age 91)
    Biography

    Joseph W. Ellwanger Jr. is a Lutheran pastor, author, and civil rights activist. He was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama, and the only white religious leader included in strategy meetings with Martin Luther King Jr.

  7. Friedrich Pfotenhauer

    Friedrich Pfotenhauer
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1859-1939 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    theologian
    Biography

    Friedrich Pfotenhauer was the fifth president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, from 1911 to 1935.

  8. J. C. M. Hanson

    J. C. M. Hanson
    Born in
    Norway Flag Norway
    Years
    1864-1943 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    librarian
    Biography

    James Christian Meinich Hanson was a Norwegian born, American librarian.

General info

Total FTE staff 109
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 801 Seminary Place
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63105-3196
United States
City population 302,000
Phone 3145057000