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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Western Theological Seminary

Holland, Michigan · www.westernsem.edu

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About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Holland, Michigan
Website
www.westernsem.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Small city
Nearest major city
Grand Rapids, about 25 mi
Nearest international airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), about 30 mi
Holland, Michigan
Also known as
The Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Reformed Church in America
President
Felix Theonugraha (President)
Phone
6163928555
City
Holland, Michigan
Address
101 E 13th St, Holland, MI 49423-3622

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Master's536 international (11.3%)
Doctoral100 international (0.0%)

Popular graduate programs

  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Master's24 (8% international)
  • Divinity/Ministry · Master's23 (0% international)
  • Divinity/Ministry · Doctoral10 (0% international)
  • Theology/Theological Studies · Master's6 (67% 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 63 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Theology/Theological Studies.-
Divinity/Ministry.-
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other.-

Students

397 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 students1.5%

6 in 2025 · 1.4% in 2016

0% 7.5% 15% 2016: 1.4%2017: 2.8%2018: 4.0%2019: 11.7%2020: 8.7%2021: 6.2%2022: 2.4%2023: 7.6%2024: 5.2%2025: 1.5%
2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$16.4M

Gifts and private grants
$7.7M46.8%
Investment return
$5.3M32.1%
Tuition and fees
$1.7M10.2%
Auxiliary enterprises
$1.0M6.2%
Sales and services of educational activities
$120K0.7%
Other
$664K4.0%

Expenses$10.9M

Instruction
$3.6M33.4%
Institutional support
$3.2M29.6%
Academic support
$2.0M18.1%
Student services
$855K7.9%
Auxiliary enterprises
$666K6.1%
Public service
$534K4.9%

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
$80,966peers $51,151
Professor
$86,486peers $65,885
Associate professor
$80,323peers $62,250
Assistant professor
$64,067peers $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

Robbery
2
Burglary
1
Drug arrests
1

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

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Western Theological Seminary include Robert H. Schuller (Televangelist and pastor in Garden Grove, California), Robert E. Van Voorst (Theologian and New Testament professor) and Stephen Kaziimba (Archbishop of the Church of Uganda).

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.