Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1886Large citySEVP certified

About

Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian Bible college in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have identified it as non-charismatic, zionist, dispensational, and generally Calvinistic. MBI operates undergraduate programs and Moody Theological Seminary at the Chicago campus. The Seminary also operates a satellite campus in Plymouth, Michigan. MBI also operates Moody Aviation, an undergraduate flight school and aviation mechanic program in Spokane, Washington.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$16,314
Estimated total for international students: US$35,530

Net price calculatormoody.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 1,510
Graduate students: 655
International undergraduates: 8%
Students per teacher: 14 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 83%

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 63%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$49,594

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (33)

Bachelor's degrees7 subjects

Bible/Biblical StudiesMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipTheological and Ministerial StudiesTheology and Religious Vocations, Other

Master's degrees7 subjects

Bible/Biblical StudiesMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesTheology and Religious Vocations, Other

Doctoral degrees1 subject

Theological and Ministerial Studies

Associate's degrees3 subjects

Bible/Biblical StudiesMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology and Religious Vocations, Other

Undergraduate certificates4 subjects

Bible/Biblical StudiesMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology and Religious Vocations, Other

Post-baccalaureate certificates4 subjects

Bible/Biblical StudiesMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsTheological and Ministerial StudiesTheology and Religious Vocations, Other

Graduate certificates7 subjects

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.