Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

About

Type: Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Website: www.garrett.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Small city
Nearest major city: Chicago, about 15 mi
Nearest international airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 15 mi

Evanston, Illinois

Academic calendar: 4-1-4
Religious affiliation: United Methodist
President: Javier Viera (President)
Phone: 8478663900
City: Evanston, Illinois
Address: 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201-3298

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Master's4816 international (33.3%)

Doctoral112 international (18.2%)

Popular graduate programs

Divinity/Ministry · Master's28 (29% international)
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling · Master's10 (60% international)
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies · Master's5 (20% international)
Philosophy · Doctoral3 (33% international)
Applied and Professional Ethics · Master's3 (33% international)
Religious Education · Master's1 (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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Theology has 43 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Master	Doctor
Religious Education.	-
Theology/Theological Studies.	$47,658
Divinity/Ministry.	$47,658
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies.	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other.	-

Health professionshas 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Master	Doctor
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling.	-

Philosophy has 6 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Master	Doctor
Philosophy.	-
Applied and Professional Ethics.	-

Students

313 students in 2025

Graduate students 313

Age distribution

Graduate students

Under 22

1.0%

22–24

5.4%

25–29

10.5%

30–34

14.1%

35 and over

68.7%

International Students

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

Graduate students22.4%

70 in 2025 · 12.5% in 2016

2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$31.3M

Investment return

$16.9M54.0%

Gifts and private grants

$11.3M36.1%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.8M5.8%

Tuition and fees

$1.3M4.0%

Expenses$17.1M

Institutional support

$6.6M38.7%

Instruction

$3.8M22.4%

Academic support

$1.8M10.8%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.7M10.2%

Research

$962K5.6%

Student services

$954K5.6%

Other

$1.2M6.8%

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

$101,708peers $51,151

Professor

$112,907peers $65,885

Associate professor

$95,029peers $62,250

Assistant professor

$77,931peers $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

3.0 2016

6.1 2017

6.4 2018

35.2 2019

0.0 2020

0.0 2021

0.0 2022

0.0 2023

0.0 2024

3.2 2025

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

Incidents, 2023–2025

Burglary

1

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

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary include George McGovern (Former US Senator from South Dakota), James H. Cone (Theologian and advocate of black liberation theology) and J. Gordon Melton (Religious scholar and Baylor University professor).

George McGovern 1922–2012

Former US Senator from South Dakota

Also attended: Northwestern University, Dakota Wesleyan University
James H. Cone 1938–2018

Theologian and advocate of black liberation theology

Bachelor of Divinity · Class of 1961

Also attended: Philander Smith University, Shorter College
J. Gordon Melton 1942–

Religious scholar and Baylor University professor

Also attended: Birmingham-Southern College, Northwestern University
Ralph Tyler Flewelling 1871–1960

Philosopher

Also attended: Boston University, Alma College
Archibald Carey, Jr. 1908–1981

Chicago lawyer, judge, politician and clergyman

Also attended: Illinois Institute of Technology, The John Marshall Law School
Hobart Baumann Amstutz 1896–1980

Methodist bishop elected in 1956

Also attended: Northwestern University
Lloyd John Ogilvie 1930–2019

61st Chaplain of the United States Senate

Master of Theology · Theology · Class of 1957

Also attended: Lake Forest College
Daniel L. Marsh 1880–1968

President of Boston University from 1926 to 1951

Also attended: Northwestern University, Boston University
Smokie Norful 1975–

Gospel singer and pianist

More alumni (6, by field)

Politics and law

Henry C. Schadeberg 1913–1985

Wisconsin Republican congressman and Protestant minister

Also attended: Carroll University

Science and academia

Stanley Hallett 1930–1998

Urban planner and community development specialist

Also attended: Boston University, Harvard University, Dakota Wesleyan University

Arts and media

Cathleen Falsani 1970–

Journalist and author on religion and culture

Also attended: Northwestern University, Wheaton College (IL)
Lyle E. Schaller 1923–2015

Church consultant and author

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Other fields

John McKendree Springer 1863–1963

Methodist missionary bishop for Africa
Mary A. Ahrens 1836–1921

English-born American teacher, lawyer and social reformer

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

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.