Sioux Falls Seminary
Sioux Falls Seminary at a Glance
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About Sioux Falls Seminary
According to Wikipedia, Sioux Falls Seminary is a private Baptist seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is part of Kairos University. It is also affiliated to the North American Baptist Conference. History The seminary was founded in in Rochester, New York, and was known as the German Department of the Rochester Theological Seminary. Its purpose was to train pastors for German-speaking people in North America. In 1931, the seminary became known as the German Baptist Seminary, and in 1945, it changed its name to North American Baptist Seminary. In 1949, the seminary relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in order to be more centrally located to its constituents. The name was changed from North American Baptist Seminary to Sioux Falls Seminary on May 18, 2007. In July 2009, the seminary moved into a new, environmentally friendly campus in central Sioux Falls, nestled on the eastern edge of the Augustana University campus. The institution is now known as Kairos University. In 2021, it became a founding member of the university network Kairos University.
Sioux Falls Seminary Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance |
|---|---|
| 35 | 85% |
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 Sioux Falls Seminary Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,600 |
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.
Sioux Falls Seminary's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,638 | 82 | 1,556 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Sioux Falls Seminary?
Sioux Falls Seminary is located at 2100 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105.
How Safe is Sioux Falls Seminary?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Sioux Falls Seminary’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Sioux Falls Seminary has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sioux Falls has a violent crime rate of 0.53% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.93%. 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 Sioux Falls Seminary Known For?
Sioux Falls Seminary is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Sioux Falls Seminary's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Sioux Falls 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
Sioux Falls Seminary ranks #958 in the U.S. and #4547 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesSioux Falls Seminary ranks #2072 in the U.S. and #5538 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSioux Falls Seminary ranks #3531 in the U.S. and #12693 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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