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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Wesley Theological Seminary

Washington, D.C. · www.wesleyseminary.edu

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About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Washington, D.C.
Website
www.wesleyseminary.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
In Washington, DC
Nearest international airport
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 20 mi
Washington, D.C.
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
President
David F. McAllister-Wilson (President)
Phone
2028858600
City
Washington, D.C.
Address
4500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-5690

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Master's466 international (13.0%)
Doctoral5411 international (20.4%)

Popular graduate programs

  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Doctoral54 (20% international)
  • Religious Education · Master's20 (15% international)
  • Divinity/Ministry · Master's20 (10% international)
  • Theology/Theological Studies · Master's6 (17% 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 100 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Religious Education.-
Theology/Theological Studies.-
Divinity/Ministry.-
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other.-

Students

374 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 students8.3%

31 in 2025 · 5.3% in 2016

0% 5% 10% 2016: 5.3%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.9%2019: 4.7%2020: 5.8%2021: 7.2%2022: 7.1%2023: 5.5%2024: 6.9%2025: 8.3%
2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$14.9M

Investment return
$7.6M51.0%
Gifts and private grants
$3.8M25.3%
Tuition and fees
$2.3M15.5%
Auxiliary enterprises
$825K5.5%
Other
$394K2.6%

Expenses$14.6M

Instruction
$7.8M53.2%
Institutional support
$2.6M17.9%
Student services
$1.8M12.4%
Auxiliary enterprises
$1.7M11.5%
Academic support
$732K5.0%

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
$82,934peers $51,151
Professor
$87,987peers $65,885
Associate professor
$74,135peers $62,250
Assistant professor
$72,458peers $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.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Wesley Theological Seminary include Canaan Banana (First President of Zimbabwe), Clementa C. Pinckney (South Carolina state senator and pastor) and Ed Whitfield (Former US representative from Kentucky).

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.