2025 Tuition & Fee Communication

Dear Students,

At CBTS, one of our primary goals is to offer Informed Scholarship with a Pastoral Heart at an affordable price, ensuring that you are not burdened with debt as you enter the ministry. We are grateful to God for His provision, which has allowed us to maintain the same tuition rate for nearly ten years and the same semester fees for almost five years. However, after careful consideration, we have determined that to continue serving you well, we must raise the tuition rate from $75 to $100 per credit hour and the semester fee from $375 to $450, starting in January 2025.

While we all feel the effects of inflation, our decision to raise tuition is not simply about the decreasing value of the dollar. It’s about the increasing value of your education at CBTS.

In recent years, we have added a remarkable team of faculty who demonstrate both informed scholarship and pastoral heart in their respective fields. We've also expanded access to these faculty members through Zoom and modular courses, giving you more direct engagement with them. Additionally, we’ve built a dedicated and skilled administrative staff whose growth and development will continue to enhance your student experience.

Moreover, we’ve maintained accreditation with the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries (ARTS), and the hard work of our staff has contributed to ARTS earning recognition from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Both achievements have significantly upgraded the academic quality and credibility of a degree from CBTS.

With these enhancements, we believe your education at CBTS holds far more value today than it did five years ago. However, these improvements do come with real costs. Though we have been reluctant to raise prices for several years, we believe this adjustment is necessary to continue equipping you with the best theological education that we can provide. We are actively pursuing additional ways to enrich your experience at CBTS, and with the Lord’s help, we trust you will see more improvements soon. 

If this price increase is a hardship for you, please know that we stand ready to support you. If you need financial assistance, we invite you to apply here. Remember also that there are scholarships available, such as the Andrew Fuller Scholarship and the William Carey Scholarship for International Students (we receive applications for these in May of 2025). We also want to take the opportunity to remind you about the Church Partnership Program, which allows you to complete your studies without paying tuition (only semester fees). 

Thank you for entrusting to us this stage of your ministerial preparation. Our prayer for each of you is that the Lord would strengthen and establish you in the development of your gifts and graces for effective service to the church of Jesus Christ. 

The Lord Reigns,

Sam Waldron

President, Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary