Fuller Theological Seminary: Statistics

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#2227 of 14,131 In the World
#637 of 2,597 In North America
#583 of 2,496 In the United States
#53 of 249 In California
#2 of 7 In Pasadena
#391 of 3,778 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
Top50% For 19 other topics
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Religion
Multiple Protestant Denomination
Graduates
2,191
Male:Female Ratio
52:48
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.fuller.edu
Acceptance rate
83%*

* Fuller Theological 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.

Fuller Theological Seminary Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

328 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,345 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 957 (44%)
Asian 436 (20%)
Black or African American 225 (10%)
Nonresident Alien 163 (7%)
Hispanic 152 (7%)
Two or more races 148 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 98 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 7 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $21,600
Tuition in-state $21,600
Tuition out-of-state $21,600
Fee in-district $420
Fee in-state $420
Fee out-of-state $420

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 239
Room charge $15,588

Fuller Theological Seminary majors

Fuller Theological Seminary has granted 419 master's across 6 programs and 134 doctorate degrees across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Major Master Doctoral
Theology & Theological Studies 139 12
Missions & Missionary Studies 78 31
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other 43 62
Divinity & Ministry 100
Clinical Psychology 16 29
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 43
Grand Total 419 134

Publications & Citations

Fuller Theological Seminary has published 1,772 scientific papers with 18,846 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Political Science, Law, Psychology, Sociology, History, Environmental Science, and Medicine.

Publications
1,772
Citations
18,846

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,545 / 12,459
Philosophy
1,313 / 8,860
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
980 / 4,345
Political Science
859 / 6,619
Law
824 / 6,585
Psychology
815 / 16,375
Sociology
753 / 6,449
History
731 / 2,509
Environmental Science
657 / 4,895
Medicine
626 / 14,267
Social Psychology
537 / 8,472
Geography and Cartography
529 / 3,048
Computer Science
520 / 9,605
Art & Design
483 / 2,105
Archaeology
475 / 2,138
Biology
460 / 8,551
Psychiatry
357 / 10,450
Linguistics
317 / 2,383
Literature
312 / 1,009
Physics
286 / 3,202
Child Psychology
278 / 6,726
Clinical Psychology
275 / 8,212
Engineering
248 / 3,666
Anthropology
220 / 1,928
Pathology
209 / 4,849
Classics and Ancient History
205 / 119
Neuroscience
201 / 6,494
Mathematics
196 / 4,767
Quantum and Particle physics
167 / 2,133
Statistics
166 / 4,289
Geology
160 / 1,278
Business
142 / 1,953
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
141 / 1,697
Paleontology
141 / 1,036
Aesthetics
140 / 569
Economics
138 / 1,218
Ecology
135 / 1,971
Nursing
118 / 2,156
Chemistry
112 / 1,704
Fashion Design
99 / 550

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 23 96
1991 17 92
1992 15 120
1993 21 91
1994 23 122
1995 16 122
1996 15 145
1997 20 178
1998 23 183
1999 23 205
2000 24 234
2001 16 264
2002 36 331
2003 23 368
2004 24 343
2005 28 445
2006 26 454
2007 35 515
2008 38 539
2009 39 633
2010 44 629
2011 36 671
2012 43 707
2013 54 700
2014 74 814
2015 72 820
2016 87 744
2017 96 872
2018 84 827
2019 101 1155
2020 118 1260
2021 124 1527
2022 69 1300
Academic rankings

Fuller Theological Seminary alumni

  1. John C. Maxwell

    John C. Maxwell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    writeroratormotivational speakerpastoropinion journalist
    Biography

    John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. His books have sold millions of copies, with some on the New York Times Best Seller List.

  2. Rick Warren

    Rick Warren
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    writertheologian
    Biography

    Richard Duane Warren is an American Southern Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California.

  3. John Piper

    John Piper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    pastortheologian
    Biography

    John Stephen Piper is an American New Testament scholar, Baptist theologian, pastor, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974–1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge) in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980–2013).

  4. Rob Bell (Author)

    Rob Bell (Author)
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    non-fiction writertheologianpastorauthor
    Biography

    Robert Holmes Bell Jr. is an American author, speaker and former pastor. Bell founded Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, and pastored it until 2012. Under his leadership, Mars Hill was one of the fastest-growing churches in America. Bell is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Love Wins and the writer and narrator of a series of spiritual short films called NOOMA. In 2011, Time named Bell on its list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He has since become a freelance writer and speaker appearing on various talk shows and national speaking tours on topics related to spirituality and leadership. He also hosts a popular podcast called The Robcast. In 2018, a documentary about Bell called The Heretic was released.

All 28 notable alumni

General info

Total FTE staff 269
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 135 N Oakland Ave
Pasadena, California, 91182
United States
City population 139,000
Phone 6265845200