Active Report Report ID: EDU-186122-2026

Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton, NJ 08542-0803

About Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton Theological Seminary is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton Theological Seminary awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting.

School guide

Princeton Theological Seminary: research record

Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Princeton Theological Seminary—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.

Campus snapshot

More from the data

Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Princeton Theological Seminary.

Campus

Location

Princeton, NJ

City / state

ZIP
08542-0803
NCES locale
Town

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Control

Institution type

Private Non-profit

Control

Region
Mid East
Carnegie
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

Size

Enrollment

Graduate
302
Cost detail

Total Cost, Aid & Default

Total Cost of Attendance

Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.

Tuition vs average net price after aid for Princeton Theological Seminary.

Financial Aid by Income Level

0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through grants
0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through loans

Financial aid distribution by income level.

Student Loan Default Rate

0.00% 3-year cohort default rate (College Scorecard)

The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Princeton Theological Seminary was 0.00%.

Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.

Multi-year tracker

Tuition tracker

Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Princeton Theological Seminary in that year.

Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.

Sticker tuition and net price over time

Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.

College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).

Net price by family income

Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).

Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.

Access

How difficult is it to get in?

Acceptance Rate

Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.

Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.

Test Scores

Test score data is not available for this institution.

Score distribution is not available for this institution.

Academic Requirements

GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.

Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.

Student body

Enrollment & Student Demographics

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

N/A% Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2024 is N/A students.

Graduate enrollment is about 302 students.

Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.

Retention Rate over Time

N/A%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.

Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.

Outcomes

Do students complete their programs?

Time to Complete

0.00% 100% Completion Time

0.00% 150% Completion Time

In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary completed their program within 100% "normal time".

Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.

Completions by Sex (Top Programs)

  • Divinity/Ministry: 49% male / 51% female
  • Theology/Theological Studies: 62% male / 38% female

IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).

Completions by Race & Ethnicity

55White or Caucasian
7Reported groups

Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.

  • White or Caucasian55
  • Black or African American10
  • Hispanic or Latino10
  • Asian6
  • Two or More Races3
  • American Indian or Alaska Native0
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0

Summed across program completion records in our extract.

Outcomes & academic profile

What do Princeton Theological Seminary graduates earn—and in which programs?

Financial value and program completions for Princeton Theological Seminary from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.

Return on Investment

ROI data is not available for this institution.

Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Princeton Theological Seminary.

Top Programs by Completions

Largest 2 programs by IPEDS completions (3 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).

  1. Divinity/Ministry 61
  2. Theology/Theological Studies 42

IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Employment Outcomes

Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.

Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Princeton Theological Seminary graduates.

How financially powerful is this institution?

Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Princeton Theological Seminary—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.

Institutional endowment

$1.36B

End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023

Start of year: $1.33B

Year change: $31M

  • New Jersey median 87× the median ($15.5M)
  • Mid East median 32× the median ($42.6M)
  • U.S. median 51× the median ($26.4M)

Per FTE: $4,115,621

  • New Jersey median 804× the median ($5,117)
  • Mid East median 251× the median ($16,427)
  • U.S. median 340× the median ($12,100)

Instructional Resources

  • Full-time faculty share: 66.0%
    • New Jersey median 12.6 pp below median (78.6%)
    • Mid East median 9.1 pp above median (56.9%)
    • U.S. median 8.1 pp above median (58.0%)
  • Average faculty salary (monthly): $11,245
    • New Jersey median 1.5× the median ($7,582)
    • Mid East median 1.4× the median ($8,119)
    • U.S. median 1.5× the median ($7,615)
  • Instructional expenditure per FTE: $35,132
    • New Jersey median 4.8× the median ($7,319)
    • Mid East median 3.8× the median ($9,164)
    • U.S. median 4.8× the median ($7,288)

Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.

Princeton Theological Seminary at a glance

Institution snapshot

Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton, NJ 08542-0803 · Private Non-profit · Mid East

Princeton Theological Seminary is a private non-profit institution in Princeton, NJ, classified as Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools.

Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
Divinity/MinistryTheology/Theological Studies
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Princeton Theological Seminary located?

Princeton Theological Seminary is located in Princeton, NJ.

How much does Princeton Theological Seminary cost?

Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.

Is Princeton Theological Seminary public or private?

Princeton Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit institution located in Princeton, NJ.

Is Princeton Theological Seminary an HBCU?

No. Princeton Theological Seminary is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.

Is Princeton Theological Seminary a tribal college?

No. Princeton Theological Seminary is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.

Is Princeton Theological Seminary religiously affiliated?

Yes. IPEDS reports a religious affiliation for Princeton Theological Seminary: Presbyterian Church (USA).

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology & Data Scope

This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.

Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.