Pacific School of Religion: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #5329 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1483 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1403 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #124 of 249 | In California |
| #4 of 11 | In Berkeley |
| #2170 of 2,170 | For Art History |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Multiple Protestant Denomination
- Graduates
- 128
- Male:Female Ratio
- 38:62
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.psr.edu
- Acceptance rate
- 76%*
* The Pacific School of Religion 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.
Pacific School of Religion Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
128 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 63 (49%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 28 (22%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 12 (9%) |
| Two or more races | 8 (6%) |
| Asian | 7 (5%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 5 (4%) |
| Hispanic | 3 (2%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 2 (2%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $18,960 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,960 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $18,960 |
| Fee in-district | $570 |
| Fee in-state | $570 |
| Fee out-of-state | $570 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 40 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $8,442 |
| Room charge | $7,380 |
Pacific School of Religion majors
Pacific School of Religion has granted 11 master's across 2 programs and 6 doctorate degrees in Theology/Theological Studies. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Pacific School of Religion.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Theology & Theological Studies | 7 | 6 |
| Divinity & Ministry | 4 | |
| Grand Total | 11 | 6 |
Publications & Citations
Pacific School of Religion has published 548 scientific papers with 1,995 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, History, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Environmental Science, Geography and Cartography, and Archaeology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4 | 21 |
| 1993 | 0 | 12 |
| 1994 | 3 | 14 |
| 1995 | 4 | 16 |
| 1996 | 7 | 16 |
| 1997 | 3 | 11 |
| 1998 | 6 | 14 |
| 1999 | 4 | 31 |
| 2000 | 11 | 14 |
| 2001 | 7 | 15 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 15 |
| 2004 | 15 | 34 |
| 2005 | 10 | 33 |
| 2006 | 15 | 55 |
| 2007 | 12 | 28 |
| 2008 | 12 | 38 |
| 2009 | 7 | 45 |
| 2010 | 18 | 57 |
| 2011 | 18 | 77 |
| 2012 | 5 | 85 |
| 2013 | 9 | 85 |
| 2014 | 18 | 74 |
| 2015 | 8 | 79 |
| 2016 | 9 | 55 |
| 2017 | 7 | 69 |
| 2018 | 6 | 132 |
| 2019 | 12 | 60 |
| 2020 | 14 | 115 |
| 2021 | 10 | 89 |
| 2022 | 5 | 101 |
| 2023 | 10 | 74 |
| 2024 | 2 | 97 |
Notable alumni
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Rousas John Rushdoony
- Occupations
- philosopherhistoriantheologian
- Biography
-
Rousas John Rushdoony was an Armenian-American Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian. He is credited as being the father of Christian Reconstructionism and an inspiration for the modern Christian homeschool movement. His followers and critics have argued that his thought exerts considerable influence on the evangelical Christian right.
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Diana Becton
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- judgedistrict attorneylawyer
- Biography
-
Diana Becton, also known as Diana Becton Smith, is a former trial judge and is currently both the first woman and first African American to be elected district attorney in the history of Contra Costa County in California.
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Christopher Lowson
- Occupations
- priest
- Biography
-
Christopher Lowson is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Lincoln from 2011 to 2021.
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Pat Schneider
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
-
Pat Schneider was an American writer, poet, writing teacher and editor.
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James Ishmael Ford
- Occupations
- writerChristian minister
- Biography
-
James Ishmael Ford is an American Zen Buddhist priest and a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He was born in Oakland, California on July 17, 1948. He earned a BA in psychology from Sonoma State University, as well as an M.Div. and an MA in the Philosophy of Religion, both from the Pacific School of Religion.
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David Batstone
- Enrolled in the Pacific School of Religion
- Graduated with Master of Divinity
- Occupations
- philosopherjournalisthuman rights activistbusinesspersonsociologist
- 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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Georgia Harkness
- Years
- 1891-1974 (aged 83)
- Occupations
- writertheologian
- Biography
-
Georgia Elma Harkness was an American Methodist theologian and philosopher. Harkness has been described as one of the first significant American female theologians and was important in the movement to legalize the ordination of women in American Methodism.
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Gilles Poitras
- Born in
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Canada - Occupations
- writerlibrarian
- Biography
-
Gilles Poitras is a Canadian author of books relating to anime and manga. He is a librarian at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In addition to the books he has authored, Poitras also regularly contributed columns to Newtype USA, a former monthly magazine which covered anime and manga industry and related popular culture.
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Olive Winchester
- Enrolled in the Pacific School of Religion
- Graduated with Master of Sacred Theology
- Occupations
- Christian minister
- Biography
-
Olive May Winchester was an American ordained minister and a pioneer biblical scholar and theologian in the Church of the Nazarene, who was in 1912 the first woman ordained by any trinitarian Christian denomination in the United Kingdom, the first woman admitted into and graduated from the Bachelor of Divinity course at the University of Glasgow, and the first woman to complete a Doctor of Theology degree from the divinity school of Drew University.
General info
| Total FTE staff | 39 |
|---|---|
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1798 Scenic Ave Berkeley, California, 94709 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 124,000 |
| Phone | 5108498200 |