Princeton Theological Seminary

Not to be confused with Princeton University.
Princeton Theological Seminary
TypeSeminary
Established1812; 212 years ago (1812)
Accreditation
AffiliationPresbyterian Church (USA)
Endowment$1.459 billion (2022)[3]
PresidentJonathan L. Walton
Academic staff
40 (full-time) and 21 (part-time)[4]
Students333[5]
58[5]
Location
Princeton
,
New Jersey
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 23 acres (93,000 m2)
Colors    Yale Blue and Scarlet[6]
Websitewww.ptsem.edu

Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church,[7] is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Established in 1812, it is the second-oldest seminary in the United States, founded under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).[8][9] It is also the largest of ten seminaries associated with the Presbyterian Church.

The seminary operates the largest theological library in the United States and the second largest in the world (after the Vatican in Rome). It maintains a number of special collections, including the Karl Barth Research Collection in the Center for Barth Studies. The seminary also manages an endowment of $1.459 billion in 2022,[9] making it the third-wealthiest institution of higher learning in the state of New Jersey—after Princeton University and Rutgers University.[10]

Princeton Seminary has been home to many leading biblical scholars, theologians, and clergy among its faculty and alumni. In the 1980s, it enrolled about 900 students, but as of Fall 2023, the seminary enrolls approximately 276 FTE students.[2] While around 26 percent of them are candidates for ministry specifically in the Presbyterian Church, the majority are completing such candidature in other denominations, pursuing careers in academia across a number of different disciplines, or receiving training for other, non-theological fields altogether.[11][12]

The Seminary holds academic reciprocity with Princeton University as well as the Westminster Choir College of Rider University, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Jewish Theological Seminary, and the School of Social Work at Rutgers University. The institution also has an ongoing relationship with the Center of Theological Inquiry.[13]

  1. ^ "Educational Effectiveness". Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28.
  2. ^ a b "Princeton Theological Seminary | the Association of Theological Schools".
  3. ^ As of June 22, 2022. ATS Data Tables 2021-2022 and 2011-2012.xlsx (Report).
  4. ^ "Faculty 2022-2023". Official Website. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25.
  5. ^ a b "Summary of Students in 2021-2022". Official Website. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ Haycraft, Frank W. (1927). The Degrees and Hoods of the World's Universities and Colleges (3rd ed.). Cheshunt: Cheshunt Press. ASIN B0007IWKQM.
  7. ^ Moore, William E. (1907). The Presbyterian Digest of 1907. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work.
  8. ^ "History of the Seminary". Official Website. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09.
  9. ^ a b "Dear Mr. Mudd: Princeton Theological Seminary". Mudd Manuscript Library Blog. Princeton University. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  10. ^ "New Jersey Richest Colleges". 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08.
  11. ^ "ATS – Member Schools". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  12. ^ "PTS Statistics". Official Website. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25.
  13. ^ "Untitled Page". Official Website. Princeton Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03.