Meadville Lombard Theological School

www.meadville.edu/

Add Comparison

2019 Student Loan

2.78%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

62.9% Full-Time

About

Meadville Lombard Theological School is a higher education institution located in Cook County, IL. In 2021, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Meadville Lombard Theological School were Divinity & Ministry (12 degrees awarded), Religious Studies (1 degrees), and Lay Ministry (1 degrees).

In 2021, 14 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Meadville Lombard Theological School. 71.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 28.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (11 degrees), 5.5 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (2 degrees).

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions Special Focus Institutions

Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.78%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Meadville Lombard Theological School was 2.78%, which represents 2 out of the 72 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Meadville Lombard Theological School had a total enrollment of 70 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Meadville Lombard Theological School is 44 students and the part-time enrollment is 26. This means that 62.9% of students enrolled at Meadville Lombard Theological School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Meadville Lombard Theological School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 80% White, 5.71% Black or African American, 4.29% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.86% Two or More Races.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (54.5%), followed by White Male (20.5%) and Black or African American Female (4.55%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

62.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 70 students. The full-time enrollment at Meadville Lombard Theological School is 44 and the part-time enrollment is 26. This means that 62.9% of students enrolled at Meadville Lombard Theological School are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Meadville Lombard Theological School (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
56 enrolled students
Black or African American
4 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
3 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Meadville Lombard Theological School is 80% White, 5.71% Black or African American, 4.29% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.86% Two or More Races. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2 students (2.86%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 6 more women than men received degrees from Meadville Lombard Theological School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Meadville Lombard Theological School is white (11 degrees awarded). There were 5.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (2 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Meadville Lombard Theological School is Divinity & Ministry (12 degrees awarded), followed by Religious Studies (1 degrees) and Lay Ministry (1 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Meadville Lombard Theological School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (13 degrees awarded) and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (1 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Clergy

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School are Clergy (104,084 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (26,990 people), Postsecondary teachers (23,078 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (19,178 people), and Other managers (16,775 people).

The most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2021 are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (13 degrees awarded) and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (1 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Aerospace engineers, Computer and information research scientists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (13 degrees awarded) and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (1 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Religious organizations

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School are Religious organizations (113,946 people), Elementary & secondary schools (44,427 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (42,701 people), Legal services (21,077 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (19,808 people).

The most specialized majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (13 degrees awarded) and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (1 degrees) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Meadville Lombard Theological School.

Most Common (2021)

Divinity & Ministry
12 degree-majors awarded
Religious Studies
1 degree-majors awarded
Lay Ministry
1 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common masters degree concentration at Meadville Lombard Theological School was Divinity & Ministry with 12 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Meadville Lombard Theological School according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 4 degrees were awarded to men at Meadville Lombard Theological School, which is 0.4 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (10).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Meadville Lombard Theological School by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 2 degrees were awarded to men at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Divinity & Ministry, which is 0.2 times less than the 10 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 10 degrees were awarded to men at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Divinity & Ministry, which is 5 times more than the 2 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
11 degrees awarded
Black or African American
2 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Meadville Lombard Theological School is white (11 degrees awarded). There were 5.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (2 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
8 degrees awarded
White Male
3 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Meadville Lombard Theological School is white female (8 degrees awarded). There were 2.67 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (3 degrees).

Operations

Meadville Lombard Theological School has an endowment valued at nearly $35.4M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.3M (26.3%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Meadville Lombard Theological School had a total salary expenditure of 3.42M. Meadville Lombard Theological School employs 2 Professors, 1 Associate professors and 1 Assistant professors. Most academics at Meadville Lombard Theological School are Male Professor (2), Female Associate professor (1), and Female Assistant professor (1).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Meadville Lombard Theological School are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 5 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 4 employees, and Management with 3 employees.

Endowment

$35.4M

2021 Endowment

29.4%

growth from 2020

Meadville Lombard Theological School has an endowment valued at about $35.4M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Meadville Lombard Theological School grew 29.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $22.8M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Meadville Lombard Theological School (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$1.74M

2021 Salaries

5.33%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Meadville Lombard Theological School paid a median of $1.74M in salaries, which represents 50.9% of their overall expenditure ($3.42M) and a 5.33% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$430k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Meadville Lombard Theological School paid a total of $430k to 4 employees working as instructors, which represents 24.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

2 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

5 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Meadville Lombard Theological School were Professor with 2 employees, Associate professor with 1 employees, and Assistant professor with 1 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Meadville Lombard Theological School were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 5 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 4 employees, and Management with 3 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Associate professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Meadville Lombard Theological School was Male Professor with 2 employees, Female Associate professor with 1 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 1 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Meadville Lombard Theological School.