Chicago Theological Seminary
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Website
- www.ctschicago.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Chicago, about 6 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 8 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Church of Christ
- President
- Brad Braxton (President)
- Phone
- 7738962400
- Address
- 1407 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's18 (0% international)
- Religion/Religious Studies · Master's15 (0% international)
- Divinity/Ministry · Doctoral3 (0% international)
- Philosophy · Doctoral1 (0% 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
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divinity/Ministry. | $32,795 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | - | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies. | - |
Students
215 students in 2025
- Graduate students 215
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
4 in 2025 · 11.1% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$6.9M
Expenses$6.9M
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 ChicagoChicago · 0.5 mi
U.S. News #9
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 3.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 6.6 mi
U.S. News #169
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 6.7 mi
U.S. News #95
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 15.2 mi
U.S. News #121
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 18.8 mi
U.S. News #9
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 26.8 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 34.3 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 39.1 mi
U.S. News #262
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.
Notable Alumni
All 24Notable alumni of Chicago Theological Seminary include Jesse Jackson (Civil rights leader and Baptist minister), James Henry Breasted (American archaeologist, Egyptologist and historian) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (Former US Congressman from Illinois).
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Jesse Jackson 1941–2026
Civil rights leader and Baptist minister
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James Henry Breasted 1865–1935
American archaeologist, Egyptologist and historian
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Jesse Jackson Jr. 1965–
Former US Congressman from Illinois
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George Latimer Bates 1863–1940
Naturalist who collected specimens in central Africa
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Jeremiah Wright 1941–
Pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ
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Mercy Oduyoye 1934–
Ghanaian Methodist theologian of African women's theologies
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William L. Rowe 1931–2015
Purdue philosophy professor specializing in philosophy of religion
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Kathy Kelly 1952–
Peace activist and Voices in the Wilderness co-founder
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Richard A. Jensen 1934–2014
Lutheran theologian, professor at Lutheran School of Theology
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.