2023-2024 Enrollment

Total enrollment numbers for both programs

MABC	177
M.Div.	43

MABC Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Data

The MABC can be completed in two to six years. The chart below shows what percent of each incoming class has graduated, become inactive, or in progress.

Academic Year	# of Enrolled	# Graduated	% Graduated	# Inactive	% Inactive	# In progress	% in Progress
2007 - 2008	15	10	66.7%	5	33.3%	0	0.0%
2008 - 2009	13	8	61.5%	5	38.5%	0	0.0%
2009 - 2010	18	8	44.4%	10	55.6%	0	0.0%
2010 - 2011	12	2	16.7%	8	66.7%	2	16.7%
2011 - 2012	14	5	35.7%	9	64.3%	0	0.0%
2012 - 2013	33	14	42.4%	15	45.5%	4	12.1%
2013 - 2014	23	6	26.1%	13	56.5%	4	17.4%
2014 - 2015	42	12	28.6%	23	54.8%	7	16.7%
2015 - 2016	31	9	29.0%	19	61.3%	3	9.7%
2016 - 2017	32	8	25.0%	9	28.1%	15	46.9%
2017-2018	28	2	7.1%	11	39.3%	15	53.6%
2018-2019	34	6	17.6%	13	38.2%	15	44.1%
2019-2020	33	2	6.1%	17	51.5%	14	42.4%
2020-2021	25	0	0.0%	8	32.0%	17	68.0%
2021-2022	35	0	0.0%	9	25.7%	26	74.3%
2022-2023	31	0	0.0%	8	25.8%	23	74.2%
Totals	419	92	26.1%	182	43.4%	145	34.6%

Since students need two years minimum to graduate, students admitted in the last two years are not counted in graduation percentage data.

MABC Graduate Positions

Our MABC graduates are counseling all over the world.

Ministry Position	# Graduates	% of Graduates	Locations
Lay Counselor	25	39.7%	USA, Canada, Australia
Pastor	15	23.8%	USA
Ministry Professional	7	11.1%	USA, Hungary
Missionary	5	7.9%	Brazil, Germany, Japan, Switzerland,
Author	4	6.3%	USA, Brazil
Adjunct Professor	1	1.6%	USA
Unknown	6	9.5%	N/A

M.Div. Data

FBS' M.Div. program only accepts students once every three years. The other two years, FBS does not accept students. The chart below represents enrollments, withdrawal, graduation rates, and more.

MDiv Program	No. Starting Program	No. Graduated	Graduation Rate	Withdrawals	In Process of Completion	Graduates Working in Vocational Ministry	No. Having Obtained Advanced Degree or Pursuing
2007 Cohort	14	11	79%	3	0	10 (91%)	3
2010 Cohort	19	17	89%	2	0	11 (65%)	3
2013 Cohort	26	25	96%	1	0	24 (93%)	8
2016 Cohort	36	24	67%	10	0	22 (92%)	2
2019 Cohort	39	25	64%	8	6	24 (96%)	2
2022 Cohort	37	TBD	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD	TBD
Total	134	102	76%			92 (90%)	18 (18%)

M.Div. Graduate Positions

MDiv Graduates	Full-Time Ministry Positions	Locations
Senior Pastor	24	USA ( IA, IL, IN, MI, MO, ME, OH, NY, PA), England, Brazil)
Assistant Pastor	49	USA (PA, IN, IA, OH, IL, ME, MI, MO, NC, TX, WI, NY, CA), Canada, Brazil, England)
Other Full Time Ministry	12	CA, NY, KY, OH, JY, IN
Missionary	7	Africa, Brazil, University Fellowship, Japan
Non-Vocational Ministry	9