Meadville Lombard Theological School Rankings

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Ranking Category
#6592 of 14,131 In the World
#1802 of 2,597 In North America
#1714 of 2,496 In the United States
#75 of 100 In Illinois
#29 of 38 In Chicago
#4244 of 4,461 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#5952 of 6,639 For Sociology
#6368 of 6,424 For History
#6428 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#6507 of 7,088 For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Quick Review

Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Graduates
62
Male:Female Ratio
40:60
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Acceptance rate
83%*

* Meadville Lombard Theological School 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.

Meadville Lombard Theological School Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

36 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

25 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 49 (80%)
Black or African American 6 (10%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 3 (5%)
Nonresident Alien 1 (2%)
Asian 1 (2%)
Hispanic 1 (2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $27,216
Tuition in-state $27,216
Tuition out-of-state $27,216
Fee in-district $870
Fee in-state $870
Fee out-of-state $870

Meadville Lombard Theological School majors

Meadville Lombard Theological School has granted 15 master's across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Meadville Lombard Theological School.

Major Master
Divinity & Ministry 12
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Grand Total 15

Publications & Citations

Meadville Lombard Theological School has published 134 scientific papers with 598 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Sociology, Computer Science, Art & Design, and Environmental Science.

Publications
134
Citations
598

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
132 / 598
Philosophy
101 / 291
Political Science
78 / 262
History
75 / 208
Law
72 / 240
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
70 / 216
Sociology
66 / 454
Computer Science
48 / 199
Art & Design
43 / 73
Environmental Science
33 / 144
Library and Information science
31 / 146
Classics and Ancient History
30 / 146
Art History
26 / 46
Geography and Cartography
23 / 38
Archaeology
22 / 34
Psychology
21 / 98
Literature
17 / 47
Medicine
17 / 55
Engineering
16 / 48
Social Psychology
15 / 87
Linguistics
15 / 56
Biology
13 / 67
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13 / 68
Physics
13 / 16
Aesthetics
9 / 14
Anthropology
9 / 66
Quantum and Particle physics
8 / 15
Geology
8 / 49
Media Studies
8 / 0
Ecology
7 / 64
Gerontology
6 / 0
Gender Studies
6 / 245
Business
6 / 239
Chemistry
6 / 10
Mathematics
6 / 22
Machine Learning
6 / 36
Paleontology
6 / 15
Fashion Design
5 / 6
Economics
5 / 249
Education Majors
5 / 12

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 0 7
1994 2 4
1995 3 11
1996 2 5
1997 0 0
1998 2 3
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 4
2002 1 2
2003 2 5
2004 2 19
2005 3 3
2006 1 3
2007 4 6
2008 1 7
2009 1 8
2010 0 4
2011 3 5
2012 3 5
2013 0 6
2014 2 8
2015 0 10
2016 0 2
2017 2 6
2018 2 10
2019 1 19
2020 3 12
2021 3 11
2022 1 36
2023 4 75
2024 0 103
2025 4 65

Notable alumni

  1. Albert Levitt

    Albert Levitt
    Years
    1887-1968 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    suffragistlawyerprofessorjudge
    Biography

    Albert Levitt was an American judge, law professor, Unitarian minister, attorney and government official. He unsuccessfully ran many times for public office in Connecticut, California and New Hampshire, generally receiving only a small percentage of the vote. While a judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands in 1935, he ordered that women there must be allowed to register and vote.

  2. Jenkin Lloyd Jones

    Jenkin Lloyd Jones
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1843-1918 (aged 75)
    Enrolled in Meadville Lombard Theological School
    Studied in 1866-1870
    Occupations
    journalistpeace activist
    Biography

    Jenkin Lloyd Jones was a prominent American Unitarian minister. He founded All Souls Unitarian Church in Chicago, Illinois, as well as its community outreach organization, the Abraham Lincoln Centre. He was a founder and long-time editor of Unity, a liberal religious magazine. He tried to move Unitarianism away from a strictly Christian focus, aligning himself with a group of radical Midwestern ministers known as the "Unity Men" who stressed a creedless "ethical basis" as the common element for churches. At the end of his life, Jones was an outspoken pacifist opposed to U.S. involvement in World War I.

  3. Francis Ellingwood Abbot

    Francis Ellingwood Abbot
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1836-1903 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    theologianphilosopherwriter
    Biography

    Francis Ellingwood Abbot was an American philosopher and theologian who sought to reconstruct theology in accordance with the scientific method.

  4. Hans Tambs Lyche

    Hans Tambs Lyche
    Born in
    Norway Flag Norway
    Years
    1859-1898 (aged 39)
    Enrolled in Meadville Lombard Theological School
    Studied in 1882-1884
    Occupations
    Christian ministerengineerjournalisteditor
    Biography

    Hans Tambs Lyche was a Norwegian engineer, Unitarian minister, journalist, and magazine editor.

General info

Total FTE staff 25
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 180 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois, 60601
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 7732563000