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Our Students Come From Far and Wide

Religious Affiliation
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. 
Denominational Affiliation

Pacific School of Religion is an interdenominational graduate school, seminary, and center for social justice. We are a progressive Christian institution that partners with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) / Disciples Seminary Foundation.

In addition to these partnerships, PSR students come from a variety of faith traditions and communities, such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the Unitarian Universalist Association, Lutheran, Presbyterian, American Baptist, Assemblies of God, Vineyard Church, and Evangelical Covenant Church, among many others.

Percent of all students by race/ethnicity
Full-time vs. Part-time
Age
PSR Centers

Bade Museum of Archaeology

Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion

Ignite Institute

Theological Education for Leadership

1866

Founded

130

Enrollment

13

Faculty

2

Adjunct Faculty

8:1

Faculty-Student Ratio
Degree Programs

Doctor of Ministry

Master of Divinity (with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Congregational Ministry)

Master of Theological Studies

Master of Arts (with the Graduate Theological Union)

Joint Master of Divinity/Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Social Transformation

Graduate Certificates

Certificate of Advanced Professional Studies

Certificate of Sexuality and Religion

Certificate of Theological Studies

Certificate of Spirituality and Social Change

Accreditation

Pacific School of Religion is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).

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 

41

Currently Enrolled DMin Students

22

States Represented

55%

Women In Attendance
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.

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 Became First LGBTQ+ Minister Ordained by a Mainline Denomination

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, The First Seminary-Based LGBTQ Center

2001 – Founded the Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American Religion

2015 – Protested in Support of Black Lives Matter

2016 – Standing with Standing Rock

2017 – Protested the Militarization of the Police

2020 – Reaffirmed Our Commitment to End Racism

2021 –Renewed our Commitment to Educating an Emerging Generation of Students of Color

2021 – Alumnx Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer Became the First Openly Transgender Bishop in a Mainstream American Denomination

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