Graduate Theological Union: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3680 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1026 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #956 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #84 of 249 | In California |
| #2 of 11 | In Berkeley |
| #970 of 1,941 | For Art History |
| Top50% | For 13 other topics |
Quick Review
- Graduates
- 172
- Male:Female Ratio
- 48:52
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.gtu.edu
- Acceptance rate
- 78%*
* Graduate Theological Union 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.
Graduate Theological Union Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
15 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
10 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 53 (31%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 46 (27%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 28 (16%) |
| Asian | 25 (15%) |
| Black or African American | 9 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 8 (5%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 (1%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (0.6%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $22,817 |
| Tuition in-state | $22,817 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $22,817 |
Graduate Theological Union majors
Graduate Theological Union has granted 14 master's in Theology/Theological Studies and 24 doctorate degrees in Theology/Theological Studies. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Graduate Theological Union.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Theology & Theological Studies | 14 | 24 |
| Grand Total | 14 | 24 |
Publications & Citations
Graduate Theological Union has published 1,446 scientific papers with 32,211 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Biology, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Computer Science, Sociology, Medicine, History, Environmental Science, and Political Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9 | 23 |
| 1992 | 10 | 19 |
| 1993 | 10 | 24 |
| 1994 | 16 | 27 |
| 1995 | 16 | 38 |
| 1996 | 20 | 55 |
| 1997 | 14 | 61 |
| 1998 | 23 | 75 |
| 1999 | 11 | 106 |
| 2000 | 21 | 96 |
| 2001 | 19 | 147 |
| 2002 | 34 | 181 |
| 2003 | 26 | 237 |
| 2004 | 19 | 269 |
| 2005 | 52 | 318 |
| 2006 | 58 | 454 |
| 2007 | 64 | 657 |
| 2008 | 76 | 813 |
| 2009 | 76 | 1105 |
| 2010 | 72 | 1338 |
| 2011 | 61 | 1594 |
| 2012 | 57 | 1688 |
| 2013 | 40 | 1903 |
| 2014 | 51 | 1975 |
| 2015 | 51 | 1939 |
| 2016 | 47 | 2154 |
| 2017 | 42 | 2058 |
| 2018 | 46 | 2084 |
| 2019 | 53 | 2066 |
| 2020 | 60 | 2048 |
| 2021 | 45 | 2337 |
| 2022 | 37 | 1931 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1763 |
Notable alumni
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Hamza Yusuf
- Occupations
- 'ālimwriteruniversity teacherinternational forum participantpodcaster
- Biography
-
Hamza Yusuf is an American Islamic neo-traditionalist, Islamic scholar, and co-founder of Zaytuna College. He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.
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Robert W. McElroy
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
-
Robert Walter McElroy is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California since 2015.
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Eileen Donahoe
- Occupations
- international forum participantdiplomat
- Biography
-
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe is a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, having been appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. After serving her term as ambassador, Donahoe was appointed as Director of Global Affairs for Human Rights Watch. In 2014, she was also appointed to the board of International Service for Human Rights. She is also an affiliate of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Executive Director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator at the Freeman Spogli Institute's Cyber Policy Center working at the intersection of governance, technology and human rights.
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Shibley Telhami
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- university teacherwriter
- Biography
-
Shibley Telhami is an American professor in the department of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
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David Batstone
- Enrolled in Graduate Theological Union
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in systematic theology
- Occupations
- sociologistbusinesspersonhuman rights activistjournalistphilosopher
- Biography
-
David Batstone is an ethics professor at the University of San Francisco and is the founder and president of Not for Sale.
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Heup Young Kim
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- theologianteacher
- Biography
-
Heup Young Kim is a Korean Christian theologian and a scholar of East Asian religions (Confucianism and Taoism), specialized in Asian constructive theology, interfaith dialogue, and religion and science. He is the founding director of the Korea Forum for Science and Life and was the Distinguished Asian Theologian in Residence at Graduate Theological Union. He was Professor of Systematic Theology at Kangnam University in South Korea where he also served as a dean of the College of Humanities and Liberal arts, the Graduate School of Theology, and the University Chapel. Kim is one of the founding members and fellows of the International Society for Science and Religion and an Advisor to the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. He was a co-moderator of the 6th and 7th Congress of Asian Theologians and a president of the Korean Society of Systematic Theology.
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Arthur S. Thomas
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Arthur Sam Thomas was a Roman Catholic priest and the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 1995 to 1997.
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Alastair Campbell
- Occupations
- theologianeditor
- Biography
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Professor Alastair Vincent Campbell MA, BD, Th.D., FRSE is a British theologian and bioethicist. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics and received the Henry K. Beecher award from the Hastings Centre in 1999.
General info
| Alternative names | GTU |
|---|---|
| Total FTE staff | 57 |
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2400 Ridge Rd Berkeley, California, 94709 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 124,000 |
| Phone | 5106492400 |