American Baptist Seminary of the West
Acceptance rate
88.9%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$2,856
$18,600 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
17
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Peer median 12 : 1
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Berkeley, California
- Website
- www.bst.edu
- Undergraduates
- 17
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- San Francisco, about 45 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 10 mi
- Also known as
- BST
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- American Baptist
- President
- James Brenneman (President)
- Phone
- 5108411905
- City
- Berkeley, California
- Address
- 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-3029
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2023: men 72.7%, women 57.1%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
18 applicants in 2025, 88.9% admitted
16 admitted 2 not admitted Yield 50.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's8 (13% international)
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's4 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies. | - | |
| Divinity/Ministry. | - |
Students
108 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 47:53
- Continuing undergraduates 9
- Graduate students 91
- Transfers and others 8
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (17)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
2 in 2025 · 26.3% in 2023
7 in 2025 · 5.5% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$18,600
- Undergraduate tuition
- $2,856
- Room and board
- $15,744
- Graduate tuition
- $19,640
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 0% from 2023 to 2025; room and board rose -24%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.3M
Expenses$4.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 0.5 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 12.2 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 15.6 mi
U.S. News #227
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 30.5 mi
U.S. News #5
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 39.7 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of the PacificStockton · 52.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 54.1 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 61.1 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of California-MercedMerced · 106.0 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.