Measures Of Institutional Effectiveness

To ensure that our educational programs have their intended impact for the good of the church and world, Lancaster Seminary assesses the effectiveness of our programs.

One of the ways we do this is to ask our graduating students to compete the Association of Theological Schools Graduating Student Questionnaire. The GSQ is used by accredited seminaries of all types, sizes, and denominations across the United States and Canada. It asks graduates to rate aspects of the education they received and their experience using a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). These are the most recent GSQ results for Lancaster Seminary.

Graduating Student Questionnaire 2022 Measure of Educational Effectiveness and Personal Growth

Dark Blue: responses from graduates attending classes held on campus.
Light Blue: responses from graduates attending courses held online.

Note that due to COVID-19, some courses typically held on campus had to move online.

 

Graduating Student Questionnaire 2022: Educational Effectiveness in Facilitating Skill Areas

Dark Blue: responses from graduates attending classes held on campus.
Light Blue: responses from graduates attending courses held online.

Note that due to COVID-19, some courses typically held on campus had to move online.

 

Graduating Student Questionnaire 2022: Overall Experience during Theological Program

Graduation Rates – as reported to ATS for 2022

Master of Divinity: 84%
Master of Arts in Ministry & Leadership: 67%
Doctor of Ministry: 76.9%