Founded: 1971

Location: Suburban Philadelphia, PA
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             -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
             -- Philadelphia Magazine

Accreditation: The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
                                    (3634 Market St., Phila., PA 19104 - 215.662.5606)
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Affiliation: Independent, interdenominational

Enrollment: 250: 75% men, 25% women; 20% Asian, 16% African-American. Over 30 denominations represented. (2006 data)

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Alumni: Almost 1,300 alumni serving worldwide

Faculty: 13 resident; 12 with doctorates
16 adjuncts

Academic Degrees Offered:
• Master of Divinity
• LEAD Master of Divinity
• Master of Arts in Counseling
• Master of Arts - Ministry
• Master of Arts - Missional Theology
• Master of Arts - Biblical Studies
• Doctor of Ministry
• Certificate in Advanced Pastoral Studies
• Certificate in Biblical Counseling
• Certificate in Biblical Studies
• Certificate in Youth Ministry (online)

Campus: Convenient to major highways and public transportation; residential campus with housing for 30 students, including married couples. directions

Library: 52,000 bound volumes; subscriptions to over 400 periodicals; Voyager Online Public Access Catalog; electronic databases; interlibrary loans. library

Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; The Association of Theological Schools; licensed to grant degrees by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Tuition/Fees: See “tuition & fees” for more details.

Mission: See “our mission” for more details.

Financial Aid: Our students receive awards, scholarships, and grants from a variety of sources. Biblical believes that no qu alified student should be discouraged from pursuing seminary education for financial reasons. See “financial aid” for more information.

Biblical Seminary is:

• rooted in a deep love of the Bible
• friendly and accepting
• innovative
• practical
• culturally aware
• missional


Biblical Theological Seminary admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in the administration of our educational policies, scholarships, loan programs, and other school-administered programs.