McCormick Theological Seminary: Statistics

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#5091 of 14,131 In the World
#1427 of 2,597 In North America
#1347 of 2,496 In the United States
#57 of 100 In Illinois
#20 of 38 In Chicago
#2408 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
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Religion
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Graduates
162
Male:Female Ratio
59:41
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Acceptance rate
80%*

* McCormick 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.

McCormick Theological Seminary Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

32 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

12 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Black or African American 70 (43%)
Asian 35 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 22 (14%)
Hispanic 19 (12%)
White 16 (10%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $8,640
Tuition in-state $8,640
Tuition out-of-state $8,640
Fee in-district $770
Fee in-state $770
Fee out-of-state $770

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 55
Room charge $4,635

McCormick Theological Seminary majors

McCormick Theological Seminary has granted 20 master's across 2 programs and 18 doctorate degrees in Pastoral Studies/Counseling. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at McCormick Theological Seminary.

Major Master Doctoral
Divinity & Ministry 18
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 18
Theology & Theological Studies 2
Grand Total 20 18

Publications & Citations

McCormick Theological Seminary has published 499 scientific papers with 1,862 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, History, Biology, Environmental Science, Medicine, Political Science, Sociology, and Computer Science.

Publications
499
Citations
1,862

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
407 / 1,024
Philosophy
319 / 443
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
243 / 272
History
231 / 528
Biology
170 / 1,450
Environmental Science
152 / 769
Medicine
150 / 1,297
Political Science
144 / 308
Sociology
135 / 508
Computer Science
130 / 534
Law
128 / 304
Classics and Ancient History
119 / 218
Art & Design
119 / 157
Geography and Cartography
99 / 196
Genetics
96 / 899
Archaeology
88 / 158
Literature
80 / 69
Engineering
75 / 641
Linguistics
74 / 228
Physics
69 / 577
Immunology
69 / 635
Chemistry
68 / 895
Library and Information science
65 / 330
Geology
64 / 507
Psychology
55 / 255
Paleontology
51 / 371
Biochemistry
49 / 525
Pathology
48 / 251
Virology
44 / 344
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
38 / 98
Quantum and Particle physics
31 / 129
Ecology
29 / 118
Art History
29 / 31
Anthropology
27 / 70
Microbiology
25 / 133
Social Psychology
24 / 96
Materials Science
24 / 471
Surgery
23 / 320
Business
22 / 47
Economics
22 / 47

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3 4
1992 2 1
1993 4 1
1994 3 2
1995 3 5
1996 5 6
1997 4 2
1998 1 2
1999 3 2
2000 4 1
2001 5 4
2002 1 16
2003 3 4
2004 5 6
2005 5 10
2006 4 10
2007 4 16
2008 7 16
2009 5 24
2010 11 24
2011 7 37
2012 2 15
2013 2 15
2014 10 30
2015 3 32
2016 11 37
2017 9 32
2018 8 60
2019 13 93
2020 13 97
2021 17 169
2022 18 212
2023 9 218
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Notable alumni

  1. Bobby Rush

    Bobby Rush
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Enrolled in McCormick Theological Seminary
    In 1998 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    priestpoliticianinsurance broker
    Biography

    Bobby Lee Rush is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.

  2. Frank Moore Cross

    Frank Moore Cross
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1921-2012 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    historiantheologianuniversity teacherarchaeologist
    Biography

    Frank Moore Cross Jr. was the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Emeritus at Harvard University, notable for his work in the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, his 1973 magnum opus Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic, and his work in Northwest Semitic epigraphy. Many of his essays on the latter topic have since been collected in Leaves from an Epigrapher's Notebook.

  3. Russell L. Blaisdell

    Russell L. Blaisdell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1910-2007 (aged 97)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Russell L. Blaisdell was an American minister and United States Air Force Chaplain colonel who organised the so-called "Kiddy Car Airlift," the rescue of 964 orphans and 80 orphanage staff from Seoul in the face of the Chinese advance during the Korean War on December 20, 1950.

  4. Steven A. Schaick

    Steven A. Schaick
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Steven Alan Schaick is a retired major general in the United States Air Force, and an ordained Presbyterian minister, who last served as the 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. He previously served as the 25th Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. As the deputy chief of chaplains, he was a member of the special staff of the Chief of Staff, Schaick assists the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force in establishing guidance on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of Air Force personnel and their dependents and directing and maintaining a trained, equipped and professional Chaplain Corps of more than 2,200 chaplains and chaplain assistants from the active and Air Reserve components. As a member of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, he and other members advise the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff on religious, ethical and quality-of-life concerns.

  5. Frederick W. Hinitt

    Frederick W. Hinitt
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1866-1927 (aged 61)
    Biography

    Frederick W. Hinitt was the 4th president of Washington & Jefferson College.

General info

Total FTE staff 49
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 5460 S. University
Chicago, Illinois, 60615
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 7739476300