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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Iliff School of Theology

Denver, Colorado · www.iliff.edu

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About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Denver, Colorado
Website
www.iliff.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
Denver, about 7 mi
Nearest international airport
Denver International Airport (DEN), about 20 mi
Denver, Colorado
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
President
Rev. Dr. Lee H. Butler, Jr. (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Phone
3037441287
City
Denver, Colorado
Address
2323 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, CO 80210-4798

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Master's261 international (3.8%)
Doctoral60 international (0.0%)

Popular graduate programs

  • Divinity/Ministry · Master's15 (0% international)
  • Theology/Theological Studies · Master's7 (0% international)
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, General · Doctoral3 (0% international)
  • Divinity/Ministry · Doctoral3 (0% international)
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling · Master's2 (0% international)
  • Community Organization and Advocacy · Master's2 (50% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Theology has 27 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Theology/Theological Studies.-
Divinity/Ministry.-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling.-
Philosophy has 3 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.-
Public administrationhas 2 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Community Organization and Advocacy.-

Students

166 students in 2025

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Graduate students6.6%

11 in 2025 · 0.6% in 2016

0% 5% 10% 2016: 0.6%2017: 0.0%2018: 0.7%2019: 1.1%2020: 1.8%2021: 3.3%2022: 4.5%2023: 6.5%2024: 7.0%2025: 6.6%
2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$9.6M

Investment return
$6.9M71.8%
Gifts and private grants
$1.5M16.1%
Tuition and fees
$883K9.2%
Auxiliary enterprises
$252K2.6%
Government grants and contracts
$29K0.3%

Expenses$8.2M

Institutional support
$3.0M36.9%
Instruction
$2.5M30.3%
Academic support
$1.5M18.1%
Scholarships
$729K8.9%
Student services
$463K5.7%
Auxiliary enterprises
$2K0.0%

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.

All faculty
$73,099peers $51,151
Professor
$84,350peers $65,885
Associate professor
$68,186peers $62,250
Assistant professor
$55,509peers $57,312

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

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Motor vehicle theft
2

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Iliff School of Theology include Nadia Bolz-Weber (Lutheran minister, author and public theologian), Mary Ann Swenson (Bishop of the United Methodist Church) and Daniel Anderson Arnold (Associate professor of philosophy of religions, University of Chicago).

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.