Grace College and Theological Seminary

Grace College and Theological Seminary is a less selective private nonprofit college in Winona Lake, Indiana. It admits most applicants, graduates 69% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $45,411 ten years after starting college, more than 15% of the Indiana colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
82%

More selective than 44% of Indiana colleges we cover.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

What your family pays
$19,932 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $41,838. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
69%

Higher than 75% of Indiana colleges we cover and 77% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$45,411

Higher than 15% of Indiana colleges we cover and 27% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Grace College and Theological Seminary acceptance rate & admissions

Of 4,111 applicants, Grace College and Theological Seminary admitted 3,321 and 452 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1000–1200 on the SAT or 21–27 on the ACT.

4,111
Applied
3,321
Admitted
452
Enrolled

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

SAT total, middle 50% of first-years1000–1200
ACT composite, middle 50% of first-years21–27
First-years who sent SAT scores30%
First-year students who return77%
Pell Grant recipients29%
First-generation students28%
Women / men59% / 41%

Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Grace College and Theological Seminary tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$31,200
Housing & meals, on campus$10,712
Books & supplies$1,000
Total cost of attendance$41,838

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$16,750
Loan default rate3.1%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

What Grace College and Theological Seminary costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Grace College and Theological Seminary took 4.0 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Indiana. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$10,998$44,2124.5 years
$30–48k$12,459$50,0855.1 years
$48–75k$17,103$68,7547.0 years
$75–110k$22,963$92,3119.3 years
$110k+$26,884$108,07410.9 years

Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.0 years, the average time graduates took (68% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($45,411) minus $35,534 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in IN (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $9,877 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary majors, earnings & careers

Grace College and Theological Seminary offers 57 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Business & Finance · 12
  • Humanities & Languages · 9
  • Science & Math · 8
  • Arts & Design · 6
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 6
  • Communications & Media · 4
  • Education · 4
  • Health & Medicine · 3
  • Technology & Computing · 3
  • Engineering · 2

Highest-earning majors at Grace College and Theological Seminary

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Engineering Physics$74,337—
Business Administration$66,597$20,104
Accounting$65,541$19,500
Marketing$54,734$19,000
Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$51,338—
Special Education$50,212—
Education (Elementary / Secondary)$48,406$15,250
Pastoral Counseling / Ministry$44,733$25,500
Quick list of all 57 majors
  • Accounting$65,541
  • Agricultural Business—
  • Agricultural Production Operations—
  • Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)—
  • Bible Studies—
  • Biological and Physical Sciences—
  • Biology—
  • Broadcasting / Digital Media—
  • Business—
  • Business Administration$66,597
  • Chemistry—
  • Communications—
  • Community / Environmental / Socially-Engaged Art—
  • Computer Science—
  • Criminal Justice$42,932
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—
  • Education (Elementary / Secondary)$48,406
  • Education (Subject Teaching)—
  • Education, Other—
  • Engineering Physics$74,337
  • English—
  • Entrepreneurship—
  • Environmental Science / Conservation—
  • Film and Photography—
  • Finance—
  • Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$51,338
  • History—
  • Hospitality Management—
  • Human Services$40,727
  • Interdisciplinary Studies—
  • International Business—
  • Journalism—
  • Kinesiology / Exercise Science$42,123
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies—
  • Linguistics—
  • Management Information Systems—
  • Management Science / Analytics—
  • Marketing$54,734
  • Mathematics—
  • Mathematics and Computer Science—
  • Mechanical Engineering—
  • Missions / Missionary Studies and Missiology—
  • Music—
  • Pastoral Counseling / Ministry$44,733
  • Political Science—
  • Pre-Med / Pre-Health—
  • Psychology$44,424
  • Psychology (Clinical / Counseling)$39,291
  • Public Relations and Advertising—
  • Sociology—
  • Software and Media Applications—
  • Spanish / French / Romance Languages—
  • Special Education$50,212
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations—
  • Studio Art—
  • Systems Science and Theory—
  • Visual and Performing Arts—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Business Administration → Management analyst

$95,560
Indiana
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Marketing → Marketing specialist

$63,700
Indiana
$78,760
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.0% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Winona Lake

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$888/mo

2 bedrooms $1,162.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
33° / 84°

January and July average highs. 41 inches of rain a year, 32 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Low

No hazard rated high.

FEMA National Risk Index, Kosciusko County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)2,271
First-year students from Indiana69%
Next most common home statesOhio, Illinois, Michigan
AthleticsNAIA Division I · 8 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-2494% bachelor's · 6% associate
Campus typeHighly residential
Student bodyWhite 80% · Hispanic 8% · Black 3% · Two or more 2%International 4%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Kosciusko County at a glance

Population80,442
Median household income$75,317
Adults with a bachelor's degree25%
Median age39

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Grace College and Theological Seminary with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Indiana by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Grace College and Theological Seminary82%$19,93269%$45,411This school
Hanover College84%$21,82967%$53,957
Saint Mary's College76%$25,29269%$59,354
University of Evansville78%$18,49964%$53,770
Oakland City University83%$15,21066%$43,283

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Grace College and Theological Seminary would cost you $1,897 less per year than Hanover College, on average.

  • Lower sticker price at Grace College and Theological Seminary, mostly from lower tuition & fees (−$13,438).
  • Hanover College gives aided families $15,086 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Indiana residentGrace College and Theological SeminaryHanover CollegeDifference
Tuition & fees$31,200$44,638−$13,438
Books & supplies$1,000$1,200−$200
Housing & meals$10,712$13,558−$2,846
Personal & travel$1,000$1,500−$500
Living-at-home adjustment−$2,074−$2,075+$1
Sticker price$41,838$58,821−$16,983
Average grants−$21,906−$36,992+$15,086
You pay$19,932$21,829−$1,897

“+” means Grace College and Theological Seminary costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Grace College and Theological Seminary

What is the Grace College and Theological Seminary acceptance rate?

Grace College and Theological Seminary accepts 82% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 3,321 of 4,111 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1000–1200 on the SAT or 21–27 on the ACT.

How much does Grace College and Theological Seminary cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $41,838 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $19,932 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $10,998 and families earning $110k+ pay $26,884.

How much do Grace College and Theological Seminary graduates earn?

Former Grace College and Theological Seminary students earn a median $45,411 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Grace College and Theological Seminary graduation rate?

69% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 77% return for their second year.

How long does a Grace College and Theological Seminary degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Grace College and Theological Seminary costs about $68,754 after grants ($17,103 a year for 4.0 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $45,411 ten years after starting, $9,877 more than high school graduates in Indiana ($35,534), so the cost is repaid in 7.0 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Grace College and Theological Seminary: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/grace-college-and-theological-seminary (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).