IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · 62 colleges

Colleges that graduate the most theology and religious vocations majors

62 of the 1,082 colleges CollegeCalcAI tracks awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in theology and religious vocations in 2023, 2,778 degrees in all, 0.2% of every bachelor's degree those colleges granted. Grand Canyon University graduated the most (293), and the ten largest programs account for 52% of the field's graduates at tracked colleges. Nationally the field is 0.3% of bachelor's degrees across 2,440 institutions, so it is under-represented at the four-year colleges here. 44% of these graduates were women.

Colleges

awarding 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

2,778

2023, bachelor's

Share of all degrees

0.2%

0.3% nationally

Median acceptance rate

74%

colleges in this field

Women

44%

of graduates

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Largest theology and religious vocations programs

The 50 largest theology and religious vocations programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its theology and religious vocations page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Grand Canyon University · AZ	293	2%	79%	1170
2	Southeastern University · FL	277	27.7%	53%	1150
3	Liberty University · VA	233	2.2%	99%	1200
4	Lee University · TN	116	16.9%	71%	1150
5	Colorado Christian University · CO	100	10.8%	68%	1150
6	Lancaster Bible College · PA	93	34.2%	56%	1120
7	Franciscan University of Steubenville · OH	93	16.9%	58%	1270
8	Oral Roberts University · OK	84	13.1%	99%	1200
9	Masters University · CA	80	24.5%	84%	1120
10	Regent University · VA	75	10.8%	38%	1150
11	Cedarville University · OH	64	7.1%	65%	1150
12	Biola University · CA	56	7.3%	74%	1260
13	Johnson University · TN	56	39.7%	65%	1120
14	Martin Luther College · MN	47	30.5%	87%	1200
15	North Central University · MN	46	24.9%	99%	1060
16	Crown College · MN	44	30.1%	23%	1080
17	Dallas Baptist University · TX	43	7.3%	89%	1150
18	Benedictine College · KS	39	8.2%	98%	1240
19	Trevecca Nazarene University · TN	36	9.5%	69%	1150
20	Wheaton College (IL) · IL	36	6.9%	87%	1230
21	University of Northwestern St. Paul · MN	36	8.5%	93%	1190
22	Life Pacific University · CA	35	50%	96%	1120
23	Grace College · IN	33	9.3%	82%	1190
24	University of the Cumberlands · KY	32	2.3%	99%	1130
25	Mount Vernon Nazarene University · OH	30	8.5%	84%	1160
26	Freed-Hardeman University · TN	30	7.3%	60%	1160
27	Indiana Wesleyan University · IN	28	6.1%	89%	1220
28	Campbellsville University · KY	28	5.9%	80%	1100
29	Columbia International University · SC	27	19.4%	94%	1130
30	California Baptist University · CA	26	1.4%	85%	1170
31	Bethel University (IN) · IN	26	10.4%	98%	1170
32	Bob Jones University · SC	26	5%	58%	1180
33	Oklahoma Baptist University · OK	24	8.2%	49%	1150
34	Cornerstone University · MI	24	7.4%	78%	1210
35	Mission University · MO	24	46.2%	65%	1120
36	Abilene Christian University · TX	23	3.1%	66%	1210
37	Lipscomb University · TN	23	3.2%	68%	1280
38	Concordia University Wisconsin · WI	23	4%	78%	1200
39	North Greenville University · SC	22	7.2%	67%	1150
40	University of Notre Dame · IN	20	0.8%	11%	1550
41	Bethel University (MN) · MN	19	3.3%	88%	1230
42	Palm Beach Atlantic University · FL	19	4.2%	82%	1150
43	Cairn University · PA	19	12.8%	88%	1120
44	Evangel University · MO	18	7.1%	72%	1120
45	Harding University · AR	17	2.3%	71%	1150
46	Olivet Nazarene University · IL	17	3.3%	56%	1200
47	Concordia University Nebraska · NE	17	6.7%	86%	1210
48	Ave Maria University · FL	17	7.5%	41%	1210
49	Lubbock Christian University · TX	16	5.6%	73%	1150
50	Union University (TN) · TN	16	3.9%	60%	1150

12 more colleges award 10 or more degrees in this field: every one is listed further down this page, and in the CSV download.

Most concentrated in theology and religious vocations

Where theology and religious vocations is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Johnson University · TN	56	39.7%	65%	1120
2	Lancaster Bible College · PA	93	34.2%	56%	1120
3	Southeastern University · FL	277	27.7%	53%	1150
4	Masters University · CA	80	24.5%	84%	1120
5	Lee University · TN	116	16.9%	71%	1150
6	Franciscan University of Steubenville · OH	93	16.9%	58%	1270
7	Oral Roberts University · OK	84	13.1%	99%	1200
8	Colorado Christian University · CO	100	10.8%	68%	1150
9	Regent University · VA	75	10.8%	38%	1150
10	Biola University · CA	56	7.3%	74%	1260
11	Cedarville University · OH	64	7.1%	65%	1150
12	Liberty University · VA	233	2.2%	99%	1200
13	Grand Canyon University · AZ	293	2%	79%	1170

How to get in for theology and religious vocations

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Colleges publish one acceptance rate for the whole school, not per major, so there is no official admit rate for theology and religious vocations. The median acceptance rate among the 62 colleges awarding it is 74%; the most selective (Crown College, 23%) and the most accessible (Liberty University, 99%) both graduate substantial numbers in the field. CollegeCalcAI's calculator scores your profile against each school's own admissions data; this field carries no separate adjustment.

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Most selective colleges for theology and religious vocations

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 theology and religious vocations degrees.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Crown College · MN	44	30.1%	23%	1080
2	Regent University · VA	75	10.8%	38%	1150
3	Southeastern University · FL	277	27.7%	53%	1150
4	Lancaster Bible College · PA	93	34.2%	56%	1120
5	Bob Jones University · SC	26	5%	58%	1180
6	Franciscan University of Steubenville · OH	93	16.9%	58%	1270
7	Freed-Hardeman University · TN	30	7.3%	60%	1160
8	Cedarville University · OH	64	7.1%	65%	1150
9	Johnson University · TN	56	39.7%	65%	1120
10	Colorado Christian University · CO	100	10.8%	68%	1150
11	Trevecca Nazarene University · TN	36	9.5%	69%	1150
12	Lee University · TN	116	16.9%	71%	1150
13	Biola University · CA	56	7.3%	74%	1260
14	Grand Canyon University · AZ	293	2%	79%	1170
15	Campbellsville University · KY	28	5.9%	80%	1100

Most accessible colleges for theology and religious vocations

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 theology and religious vocations degrees a year.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Liberty University · VA	233	2.2%	99%	1200
2	Oral Roberts University · OK	84	13.1%	99%	1200
3	Masters University · CA	80	24.5%	84%	1120
4	Grand Canyon University · AZ	293	2%	79%	1170
5	Biola University · CA	56	7.3%	74%	1260
6	Lee University · TN	116	16.9%	71%	1150
7	Colorado Christian University · CO	100	10.8%	68%	1150
8	Cedarville University · OH	64	7.1%	65%	1150
9	Johnson University · TN	56	39.7%	65%	1120

Theology and Religious Vocations by state

States with the most theology and religious vocations graduates at tracked colleges.

State	Colleges	Degrees (2023)	Share of field
Florida	3	313	11%
Arizona	2	309	11%
Virginia	2	308	11%
Tennessee	6	277	10%
California	6	217	8%
Minnesota	5	192	7%
Ohio	3	187	7%
Indiana	5	123	4%
Oklahoma	3	122	4%
Pennsylvania	2	112	4%
Colorado	1	100	4%
Texas	3	82	3%

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Every college for theology and religious vocations

All 62 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in theology and religious vocations in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's theology and religious vocations page.

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Questions about theology and religious vocations colleges

Which colleges graduate the most theology and religious vocations majors?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest programs among tracked colleges are Grand Canyon University (293), Southeastern University (277), Liberty University (233), Lee University (116), Colorado Christian University (100). The full ranking of 62 colleges is on this page, with each school's share of graduates and acceptance rate.

How many students major in theology and religious vocations?

2,778 students earned a bachelor's degree in theology and religious vocations at the 62 tracked colleges in 2023, 0.2% of all bachelor's degrees at those schools. Across all 2,440 U.S. institutions reporting to IPEDS, the field is 0.3% of bachelor's degrees.

Is theology and religious vocations a competitive major?

What share of theology and religious vocations graduates are women?

44% of theology and religious vocations bachelor's graduates at tracked colleges were women in 2023 (degree-weighted across 62 colleges, IPEDS completions by sex).

Where is theology and religious vocations the biggest part of campus?

Measured as a share of all graduates, theology and religious vocations is most concentrated at Johnson University (39.7% of graduates), Lancaster Bible College (34.2% of graduates), Southeastern University (27.7% of graduates), among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Download: CSV of every college in this field. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.