PSR: Unafraid Since 1866
Our Mission
Pacific School of Religion prepares a diverse cadre of spiritually rooted leaders with the vision, resilience, and skill to create a world where all can thrive.
Grounded in the rigorous study and faithful practice of progressive Christian faith, PSR partners with students of all backgrounds to deepen their spirituality and enhance their capacity to lead in transformative ways. Connected to a broad network of religious, educational, not-for-profit, and private sector organizations—with a particular commitment to the wisdom of historically marginalized communities—Pacific School of Religion offers an education that is marked by innovation, reflection, and excellence.
Accreditation
Pacific School of Religion is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).
Graduate Degree Programs
Master of Divinity (with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Congregational Ministry)
Master of Arts (with the Graduate Theological Union)
Full-time vs. Part-time
Religious Affiliation
Graduate Students by Age
Percentage of Graduate Students by Race/Ethnicity
144
Graduate Enrollment
69
Currently Enrolled DMin Students
36
States Represented
78%
Female-Identifying Students
11
Faculty
3
Adjunct Faculty
10:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
Graduate Theological Union
PSR is a founding member of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), an interreligious consortium of seminaries and institutes in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a consortium of the largest theological faculty in North America.
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
- More than 500,000 volumes
- 1160 periodical subscriptions
- 295,000 non-book holdings
- 6,000-7,000 new titles added per year
Ignite Institute
80 Students completed Wisdom Based Leadership Certificate
21 Episodes of Change Happens Now podcast
Center for LGBTQ+ and Gender Studies in Religion
7 Books and other publications released yearly
50+ events with 5000+ participants yearly
Theological Education for Leadership
14 courses and seminars offered in biblical studies, pastoral care, church administration, and more
21 students enrolled
Badè Museum
7000+ items in the museum’s collection
9 yearly lectures, viewed 20,000+ times
2 in-person and 4 online exhibitions available
A Timeline of PSR’s Legacy
1866 – Enfranchised Chinese Immigrants Ahead of the Exclusion Act
1895 – Enrolled Women During the Heart of Suffrage
1942 – Opposed Japanese Internment During WWII
1950 – Appointed Georgia Harkness, the First Female Full Professor of Theology at a U.S. Protestant Seminary
1959 – Combined Civil Rights Activism and Scholarship
1966 – Marched for Farmworkers’ Rights
1969 – Protested the War in Vietnam
1972 – Alumnx Bill Johnson Becomes the First Openly Gay Man Ordained in a Mainline Denomination (UCC)
1996 – Initiated First Seminary-Based LGBTQ Center
1997 – Protested Nuclear Proliferation at the United Nations
2000 – Founded the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS), The First Seminary-Based LGBTQ Center
2001 – Founded the Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American Religion (PANA)
2015 – Protested in Support of Black Lives Matter
2016 – Stood with Standing Rock
2017 – Protested the Militarization of the Police
2020 – Included Anti-Racism and Queer Theory into Every Aspect of our Curriculum
2021 – Renewed our Commitment to an Emerging Generation of Students of Color