Institutional Facts

Class of 2017 Graduate Placement Report

Number employed or pursuing further education: 65%
Further education rate across programs: 4%
Employment rate across programs: 44%
Employed in a field of pastoral work, missions work, Christian education, or Christian service:
- M.Div. 90%
- Undergraduate Degrees: 12%

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Representative graduate/professional schools that 2016 graduates are currently attending

Bethlehem College & Seminary
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Missouri
New Saint Andrews Graduate School, Idaho
University of Minnesota Law School, Minnesota
University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Minnesota

Representative churches and ministries at which 2016 graduates are currently employed

Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minnesota.
College Park Church, Indiana.
Table Rock Church, Idaho.
Olympic Evangelical Free Church, Washington.
Memomonie Alliance Church, Wisconsin.
Redemption City Church, Minnesota.
Faith Church of Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Bayview Church, Guam.
Christian Union

Representative Employment for 2016 graduates

Desiring God
Liberty Classical Academy
Agape Christi Academy
20th Century Fox
Atlantic Aviation
Self-employed

Retention Rate

Total: 82.9%
Graduate program retention rate: 100%
Traditional undergraduate program retention rate: 90.4%
Non-traditional undergraduate program retention rate: 58.3%

M.Div. Program Completion Rate

100% in 150% of expected time

B.Th. Program Completion Rate

95% in 150% of expected time

B.A. Program Completion Rate

100% in 150% of expected time

*Class of 2016 Number of Total Graduates: 50
Number of Respondents: 44
Response Rate: 88%

This survey is conducted via email 9 months after graduation.