Tuition & Fees
For questions regarding tuition and fees please contact the Financial Services at [email protected]. Refer to the Financial Services page for Due Dates and Payment Options.
General Tuition
| Undergraduate Courses | Classroom-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$375 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$485 |
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| Online-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$400 |
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| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$475 |
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| Graduate Courses | Classroom-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$305 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$500 |
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| Online-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$380 |
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| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$450 |
One-Time Semester Fees
| Library and Midwestern Journal of Theology Fee (per semester, all students) | Fall, Spring, Summer |
$75 |
| Winter |
$35 |
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| Registration Fees (per semester, all students) | Fall, Spring and Summer |
$215 |
| Winter |
$115 |
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| Student Services Fee (per semester, all students) | Fall, Spring and Summer |
$150 |
| Winter |
$80 |
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| Technology Fee (all students) | Fall, Spring, Summer |
$60 |
| Winter |
$30 |
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| Activity Fee(undergraduate and graduate residential students) | Fall and Spring |
$50 |
Doctoral Tuition & Fees
| Ph.D. Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$3,344 |
| Total |
$26,750 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$5,119 |
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| Total |
$40,950 |
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| Doctor of Ministry Program Fees (paid monthly for 36 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$1,917 |
| Total |
$11,500 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$2,833 |
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| Total |
$17,000 |
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| Doctor of Educational Ministry Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$1,747 |
| Total |
$13,975 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$2,263 |
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| Total |
$18,100 |
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| Doctor of Education Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$2,391 |
| Total |
$19,125 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$3,638 |
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| Total |
$29,100 |
Doctoral Fees
| Audit Fee (attending a seminar non-credit; per credit hour) |
$125 |
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| Book Binding Fee |
$135 |
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| Non-degree-seeking For Credit Fee (attending a seminar for credit) | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$315 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$573 |
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| Enrollment Maintenance Fee (per semester enrollment fee, assessed if program requirements are not finished by the published deadline) |
$2,000 |
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| Inactive Status Fee (per year for a maximum of three years) |
$500 |
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| Interrupted Status Fee | Before Semester has begun (per semester for a maximum of one-year) |
$500 |
| After semester has begun (per year for a maximum of three years) |
$750 |
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| Change of Concentration Fee |
$250 |
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| Change of Degree Fee |
$250 |
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| Change of Enrollment Fee (withdrawal only) | Within six months (or less) of the start date of the seminar |
$250 |
| After seminar has begun |
$500 |
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General Fees
| Advanced Standing Examination Fee (graduate, per credit hour) |
$40 |
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| Application Fee (non-refundable fee submitted with an application for admission) |
$25 |
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| Audit/Continuing Education Fee – non-credit (per credit hour fee) |
$80 |
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| Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)/ Orientation (CPO) Fee |
Varies |
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| Course/Schedule Change After Registration Fee (per Schedule Change form) |
$20 |
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| Credit by Examination Fee (undergraduate, per credit hour) |
$35 |
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| External Study (undergraduate, per credit hour) |
$50 |
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| Independent Study (graduate, per credit hour) | First Credit Hour |
$100 |
| After First Credit Hour |
$50 |
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| Graduation Fee | Doctoral Degree Recipients |
$150 |
| Graduate or Undergraduate Degree Recipients |
$125 |
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| Certificate or Diploma Recipients |
$50 |
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| Late Payment Fee (assessed for paying tuition or academic fees after the published deadline) |
$50 |
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| Replacement Degree/Diploma |
$50 |
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| Transcript Fee – Official (per transcript) |
$10 |
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| Transcript Fee – Unofficial (per transcript) |
$5 |
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Midwestern Women’s Institute Course Fees
| MWI Courses Diploma for the Ministering Wife |
Current MBTS student/wife or employee/wife (per credit hour) |
$15 |
| Non-MBTS student/wife or employee/wife (per credit hour) |
$30 |
Music Course Fees
| Private Music Lessons | Graduate and Undergraduate Music Majors (per course) |
$110 |
| Non-Music Major (elective lessons; per course) |
$160 |
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| Class Music Lessons (per course) |
$90 |
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| Ensemble Fee (e.g. Midwestern Singers, Praise Team, etc) |
No charge |
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The Department of Education uses an estimated Cost of Attendance to determine each student’s eligibility for federal aid. For more information about those costs, click here.
Tuition Refunds Schedule
Refunds of tuition due to course changes or withdrawal from all courses will be made according to the applicable refund schedule below:
Fifteen Week Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through end of the first week of the term or semester.
50% Withdrawal or drop after the first week through the end of the fourth week of term or semester.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the fourth week of the term or semester.
Eight Week Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through the end of the first week of the term.
50% Withdrawal or drop after the first week through the end of the second week of the course term.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the second week of the course term.
Intensive Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through the end of the first week of pre-course work prior to the month in which the class occurs.
50% Withdrawal or drop ends the first day of on-campus class session.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the first day of class.