Educational Effectiveness
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Placement Information Organized By Year
2017 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Response | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 100% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| MTS | 60% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| MDiv | 81% | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| ThM | 81% | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| PhD | 100% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
* Reported as of November 2018
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2016 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Response | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 50% | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| MTS | 71% | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| MDiv | 73% | 22 | 2 | 30 |
| ThM | 92% | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| PhD | 75% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
* Reported as of November 2017
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2015 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Response | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 83% | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| MTS | 33% | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| MDiv | 88% | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| ThM | 83% | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| PhD | 85% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
* Reported as of November 2016
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2014 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Responses | Total Graudates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 50% | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| MTS | 63% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| MDiv | 84% | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| ThM | 71% | 25 | 9 | 35 |
| PhD | 50% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* Reported as of November 2015
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2013 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Responses | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 86 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| MTS | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MDiv | 85 | 28 | 0 | 33 |
| ThM | 72 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| PhD | 75 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
* Reported as of November 2014
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2012 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Responses | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 50% | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| MTS | 60% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| MDiv | 75% | 21 | 3 | 28 |
| ThM | 50% | 12 | 10 | 24 |
| PhD | 100% | 6 | 0T | 6 |
* Reported as of November 2013
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2011 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Responses | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 71% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| MTS | 80% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| MDiv | 83% | 25 | 4 | 30 |
| ThM | 90% | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| PhD | 100% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
* Reported as of November 2012
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
2010 Graduates
| Program | % Placed* | Placed** | No Responses | Total Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 93% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| MTS | 100% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MDiv | 90% | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| ThM | 88% | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| PhD | 100% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
* Reported as of November 2011
** "Placed" means in a position appropriate to the person’s vocational intentions, which could be work or further study. Non-vocational placements are not shown.
Placement Information Organized By Program
Master Of Arts (MA) Programs
| Academic Year: | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Started | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Current Students* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Graduated | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Changed Program | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graduation Rate** | 80% | 60% | 80% | 57% | ||
| Graduation Rate (minus changed program)** | 100% | 86% | 100% | 66% |
* Current Students are those who are still in the program as of September 2018.
** The MA Programs are 2 or 3 year programs. Graduation rates will be updated as students graduate.
Master Of Theological Studies (MTS) Program
| Academic Year: | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Started | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Current Students** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graduated | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Changed Program | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Graduation Rate** | 67% | 75% | 80% | 60% | 77% | |
| Graduation Rate (minus changed program)** | 80% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 90% |
* Current Students are those who are still in the program as of September 2018.
** The MTS Program is a 2 or 3 year program. Graduation rates will be added as students graduate.
Master Of Divinity (MDiv) Program
| Academic Year: | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Started | 48 | 36 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 38 |
| Current Students* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| Graduated | 36 | 26 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| Changed Program | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Graduation Rate** | 75% | 67% | 73% | |||
| Graduation Rate (minus changed program)** | 83% | 71% | 85% |
* Current Students are those who are still in the program as of September 2018.
** The MDiv Program is a 3 or 4 year residential program, and a 5 year distance program. Graduation rates will be updated as students graduate.
Master Of Theology (ThM) Program
| Academic Year: | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Started | 24 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 29 | 27 |
| Current Students* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graduated | 23 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 25 |
| Changed Program | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graduation Rate** | 96% | 76% | 78% | 81% | 89% | |
| Graduation Rate (minus changed program)** | 96% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 89% |
* Current Students are those who are still in the program as of September 2018.
** The ThM Program is a 1 or 2 year program.
Doctorate Of Philosophy (PhD) Program
| Academic Year: | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Started | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Current Students | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Graduated | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Changed Program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graduation Rate** | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 40% | 75% | ||
| Graduation Rate (minus changed program)** | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 40% | 75% |
* Current Students are those who are still in the program as of September 2018.
** The PhD program is a 4 year program, but students regularly take five or six years. More years will be posted as students graduate.
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