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Grace College and Theological Seminary

Grace College and Theological Seminary is based in the town of Winona Lake, IN — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Brethren Church affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,409

family income
under $30k

$10,952

$30–48k

$15,080

$48–75k

$22,537

$75–110k

$26,101

over $110k

Average net price

$19,9322023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Grace College and Theological Seminary rose from $16,659 (2008) to $19,932 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,659
2009	$20,557
2010	$16,722
2011	$16,138
2012	$15,799
2013	$19,006
2014	$17,605
2015	$17,809
2016	$21,452
2017	$20,260
2018	$20,820
2019	$20,060
2020	$18,393
2021	$17,825
2022	$18,406
2023	$19,932

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$41,8382024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Grace College and Theological Seminary rose from $29,008 (2009) to $41,838 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,008
2010	$30,180
2011	$30,774
2012	$31,151
2013	$32,506
2014	$33,215
2015	$34,089
2016	$32,113
2017	$33,780
2018	$33,677
2019	$35,338
2020	$36,725
2021	$38,720
2022	$39,454
2023	$40,539
2024	$41,838

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$11,760
2002	$12,176
2003	$14,070
2004	$14,630
2005	$15,620
2006	$16,950
2007	$19,424
2008	$20,376
2013	$23,970
2014	$24,670
2015	$22,450
2016	$23,120
2017	$23,170
2018	$24,768
2019	$26,262
2020	$27,432
2021	$28,228
2022	$29,048
2023	$30,034

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $31,200 before grants and other attendance costs. At Grace College and Theological Seminary, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,464 — Grace College and Theological Seminary is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

68.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Grace College and Theological Seminary within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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68.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Grace College and Theological Seminary rose from 56.7% (entered 1991) to 68.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	56.7%
1992 cohort	26.5%
1993 cohort	52.7%
1994 cohort	100%
1995 cohort	95.7%
1996 cohort	90.3%
1997 cohort	61.5%
1998 cohort	59.9%
1999 cohort	64.8%
2000 cohort	58.4%
2001 cohort	58.6%
2002 cohort	54%
2003 cohort	57.5%
2004 cohort	59.9%
2005 cohort	56.3%
2006 cohort	58.4%
2007 cohort	60.5%
2008 cohort	64.9%
2009 cohort	60%
2010 cohort	61.4%
2011 cohort	62.5%
2012 cohort	56.7%
2013 cohort	68.9%
2014 cohort	68.2%
2015 cohort	70.7%
2016 cohort	66.3%
2017 cohort	69.9%
2018 cohort	68.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,400	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,033	$3,297
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,923	$3,172
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,777	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,492	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,338	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,252	$8,959
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,275	$7,700
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,600	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,075	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,199	$9,381
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,250	$9,192
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,500	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,463

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,909

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,411

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Grace College and Theological Seminary admitted 3,814 of 4,643 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.1% rate describes that application pool.

82.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,034 tuition · 2023–24 1,464 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1000–12001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Grace College and Theological Seminary received 4,643 applications and admitted 3,814 (82.1%), with 420 enrolling.

Grace College and Theological Seminary reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Grace College and Theological Seminary’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 490–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1000–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	550	610
SAT Math	490	540	590
ACT Composite	21	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

82.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.9%
Fall 2002	75.3%
Fall 2003	72.3%
Fall 2004	78.1%
Fall 2005	75.6%
Fall 2006	63.9%
Fall 2007	56.3%
Fall 2008	95.9%
Fall 2009	97.1%
Fall 2010	74.1%
Fall 2011	95.1%
Fall 2012	91%
Fall 2013	78.8%
Fall 2014	80.1%
Fall 2015	77.4%
Fall 2016	78.7%
Fall 2017	82.1%
Fall 2018	81.8%
Fall 2019	79.9%
Fall 2020	74.7%
Fall 2021	83.2%
Fall 2022	84.6%
Fall 2023	80.8%
Fall 2024	82.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1000–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	950	1180
Fall 2003	960	1170
Fall 2004	950	1180
Fall 2005	930	1180
Fall 2006	1010	1230
Fall 2007	920	1190
Fall 2008	915	1200
Fall 2009	930	1190
Fall 2010	900	1160
Fall 2011	890	1130
Fall 2012	930	1170
Fall 2013	917	1150
Fall 2014	1010	1220
Fall 2015	910	1150
Fall 2016	930	1170
Fall 2017	990	1220
Fall 2018	1020	1250
Fall 2020	1020	1230
Fall 2021	990	1220
Fall 2022	970	1190
Fall 2023	950	1200
Fall 2024	1000	1200

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	20	27
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	21	28
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	21	28
Fall 2010	20	27
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	21	27
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	20	27
Fall 2018	20	27
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	19	27
Fall 2022	18	26
Fall 2023	20	27
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,464Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Grace College and Theological Seminary rose from 896 (Fall 2002) to 1,464 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	896
Fall 2003	1,042
Fall 2004	1,054
Fall 2005	1,125
Fall 2006	1,123
Fall 2007	1,146
Fall 2008	1,265
Fall 2009	1,384
Fall 2010	1,392
Fall 2011	1,106
Fall 2012	1,195
Fall 2013	1,286
Fall 2014	1,478
Fall 2015	1,588
Fall 2016	1,579
Fall 2017	1,447
Fall 2018	1,353
Fall 2019	1,377
Fall 2020	1,381
Fall 2021	1,426
Fall 2022	1,458
Fall 2023	1,511
Fall 2024	1,464

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Grace College and Theological Seminary has held near 77% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Grace College and Theological Seminary

29.1% of Grace College and Theological Seminary's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Grace College and Theological Seminary as a primarily residential campus of 1,464 undergraduates — and 77.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Grace College and Theological Seminary's SAT section-percentile sums are 1000–1200 — their midpoint is below the IN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Grace College and Theological Seminary's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Grace College and Theological Seminary compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Grace College and Theological Seminary82.1%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Grace College and Theological Seminary$31,200

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Grace College and Theological Seminary's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Grace College and Theological Seminary$45,411

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

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Grace College and Theological Seminary, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Grace College and Theological Seminary	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.1%	77.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$31,200	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,411	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Grace College and Theological Seminary, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Grace College and Theological Seminary federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Engineering Physics	$74,337
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,597
Accounting and Related Services	$65,541
Marketing	$54,734
Design and Applied Arts	$51,338
Special Education and Teaching	$50,212
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,406
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$44,733
Psychology, General	$44,424
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$42,932
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$42,123
Human Services, General	$40,727
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$39,291

These 13 fields listed for Grace College and Theological Seminary measure earnings after completion. The $45,411 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 44 additional Grace College and Theological Seminary fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Grace College and Theological Seminary report?

Grace College and Theological Seminary's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1000–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Grace College and Theological Seminary's acceptance rate?

82.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,814 admitted from 4,643 applicants.

How much does Grace College and Theological Seminary cost?

At Grace College and Theological Seminary, tuition is $31,200. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Grace College and Theological Seminary report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,411. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Goshen College — 84.1% admitted
Franklin College — 69.8% admitted
Hanover College — 83.7% admitted
Holy Cross College — 75.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.