PSR Fact Sheet

Founded

1866

Denomination

PSR is a multi-denominational seminary of the United Church of Christ with historic ties to the United Methodist Church and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Enrollment

248

Core faculty

15

Adjunct faculty

20

Student-faculty ratio

16:1

Degree programs

Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, Master of Arts (with the Graduate Theological Union), joint Master of Divinity/Master of Arts

Graduate Certificates

Certificate of Advanced Professional Studies, Certificate of Sexuality and Religion, Certificate of Special Studies, Certificate of Swedenborgian Theology, Certificate of Theological Studies

PSR centers and affiliated programs

Bade Museum of Archaeology, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, Institute for Leadership, Disciples Seminary Foundation, Swedenborgian House of Studies

Accreditation

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada; Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Student Body

Denomination
United Church of Christ 27%
United Methodist Church 18%
Unaffailiated 8%
Christian Church, Disciples of Christ 5%
Metropolitan Community Churches 5%
Presbyterian 3%
Unitarian Universalist 3%
Roman Catholic
2%
Other denominations and Traditions
Includes: American Baptist, African Methodist Episcopal, Buddhist, Episcopal,Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim, New Thought, Religious Society of Friends, Swedenborgian, and international denominations.
8%
Race / Ethnicity
Caucasian     65%
African/African American 11%
Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander 15%
Hispanic 4%

Native American

Other Non-Caucasian

International student enrollment

0.5%

4.5%

17%

Gender
Female 53%
Male 45%
Transgender 2%
Age**
22–29          26%
30–39 25%
40–49 24%
50–59 19%
60+ 6%
   
Program Enrollment
MDiv 55%

MA

Certificate Programs

10%

7%

MTS 6%
DMin 6%
MDiv/MA 4%
Special students 12%
Financial Aid
Students receiving loans, scholarships, grants 75%
Housing
Students living in PSR housing 42%

 

Figures may total more than 100% due to rounding.

Numbers are based on the 2010–2011 academic year.

**Age statistics do not include CMS students.