New Brunswick Theological Seminary
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Website
- www.nbts.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 30 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 20 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Reformed Church in America
- President
- Micah L. McCreary (President)
- Phone
- 7322475241
- City
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Address
- 35 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1107
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Doctoral12 (0% international)
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's11 (0% international)
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's4 (0% international)
- Pastoral Studies/Counseling · 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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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies. | $62,869 | ||
| Divinity/Ministry. | $62,869 | ||
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other. | $62,869 | ||
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling. | - |
Students
129 students in 2025
- Graduate students 129
Age distribution
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 5.1% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.1M
Expenses$4.8M
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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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 15.3 mi
U.S. News #2
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New York UniversityNew York · 28.5 mi
U.S. News #31
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 33.2 mi
U.S. News #12
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 33.2 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Lafayette CollegeEaston · 42.2 mi
Liberal Arts #30
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 54.7 mi
U.S. News #7
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 56.1 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 56.6 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Villanova UniversityVillanova · 56.9 mi
U.S. News #42
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
Notable alumni of New Brunswick Theological Seminary include A. J. Muste (Dutch-born clergyman, pacifist and political activist), Samuel Marinus Zwemer (Missionary nicknamed the Apostle to Islam) and Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (Reformed Church minister, theologian and seminary professor).
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A. J. Muste 1885–1967
Dutch-born clergyman, pacifist and political activist
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Samuel Marinus Zwemer 1867–1952
Missionary nicknamed the Apostle to Islam
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Samuel Merrill Woodbridge 1819–1905
Reformed Church minister, theologian and seminary professor
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David Abeel 1804–1846
American Dutch Reformed missionary
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David E. White 1938–2012
Retired rear admiral; former Navy Chief of Chaplains
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Chester David Hartranft 1839–1914
Educator and Protestant theologian
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James Hamilton Ballagh 1832–1920
Missionary who introduced Protestant Christianity to Japan
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Eugene Samuel Booth 1850–1931
American missionary
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James Cantine 1861–1940
Missionary and co-founder of the Arabian Mission
More alumni (2, by field)
Science and academia
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Edward Tanjore Corwin 1834–1914
Clergyman and historian of the Reformed Dutch church
Other fields
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David D. Demarest 1819–1898
Pastor and professor at New Brunswick Theological Seminary
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.