Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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#8843 / #2336
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#482
Most Desirable School
Christian higher education institution in Missouri

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2336
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
96%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$10,560
Graduation rate
31%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
747

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About Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

According to Wikipedia, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private Baptist seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary also houses an undergraduate college, Spurgeon College .

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Online Degrees

BA in Business Leadership
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Christian Education
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Ministry Service
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 1.5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MTS in Theological Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Biblical Studies
  • Church Planting
  • Church Revitalization
  • Leadership
  • Discipleship Ministries
  • Missions
  • Preaching And Pastoral Ministry
  • Worship Ministries
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Biblical Counseling
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Biblical Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
ADiv in Divinity
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Format: Fully online
MDiv in Divinity
Degree Concentrations
  • Biblical Counseling
  • Biblical Languages
  • Preaching And Pastoral Ministry
  • Christian Education
  • Church Planting
  • Leadership
  • Christian Ministry
  • Required Credits: 90
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Christian Ministry
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
14196%81%31%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$10,560
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$19,185
30K - 48K$22,304
48K - 75K$19,974
75K - 110K$23,685
110K+$25,217

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,104 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
5,2381,8043,434

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary?

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located at 5001 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118-4697.

How Safe is Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary?

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary reported 0.3 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most midsize partly residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Kansas City has a violent crime rate of 1.56% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.72%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Known For?

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Religious Studies
#1682
World Rank
#1704
Historical Rank
#390
USA Rank

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #390 in the U.S. and #1682 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Philosophy
#2700
World Rank
#2738
Historical Rank
#810
USA Rank

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #810 in the U.S. and #2700 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
History
#4427
World Rank
#4437
Historical Rank
#1388
USA Rank

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #1388 in the U.S. and #4427 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Education
#7866
World Rank
#7870
Historical Rank
#2091
USA Rank

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #2091 in the U.S. and #7866 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Communications
#9081
World Rank
#9096
Historical Rank
#2481
USA Rank

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #2481 in the U.S. and #9081 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees