Accreditation

Accredited for quality. Committed to excellence.

Allen University and its Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary are accredited by nationally recognized agencies, so your degree carries the quality and credibility you deserve.

  • SACSCOCAllen University · associate through doctorate
  • ATSDickerson-Green Theological Seminary
Institutional Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Allen University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Allen University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels.

  • Associate
  • Baccalaureate
  • Master’s
  • Doctorate
Questions about Allen’s accreditation

Direct questions in writing to SACSCOC, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097.

(404) 679-4500 www.sacscoc.org
Seminary Accreditation

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of ATS, signifying that the Seminary meets the standards of quality in theological education set by ATS.

  • Board actionJune 3–4, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA
  • AccreditationInitial accreditation, seven years
  • PeriodMarch 7, 2024 – July 31, 2031
  • Next visitSpring 2031
  • DegreesM.Div. · M.A. in Religious Studies · D.Min.
  • Distance educationComprehensive
  • Additional locationsNone
Commission on Accrediting, ATS

10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

412-788-6505 www.ats.edu
Transparency

Disclosure Statement of Student Achievement

Allen University publicly reports how it measures student success, including retention, graduation, and enrollment.

First-to-second year retentionFirst-time, bachelor’s degree-seeking undergraduates, 2021–2025
YearCohort enrolledRetained
202112462%
202216958%
202316990%
202415545%
202520152%
Undergraduate graduation ratesBy entering cohort, Fall 2015–Fall 2018
Cohort4 years5 years6 years
Fall 20158.7%19.8%23%
Fall 20163.2%6.1%8%
Fall 20176.8%9.5%13%
Fall 20186.8%13%13%
Enrollment by gender, level, and statusFall 2024
Student groupTotalMenWomen
All students
All students610339271
Undergraduate576323253
Degree/certificate seeking576323253
First-time1568769
Transfer-ins795425
Continuing341182159
Graduate341618
Full-time students
Full-time students578326252
Undergraduate560316244
Degree/certificate seeking560316244
First-time1558669
Transfer-ins795425
Continuing326176150
Graduate18108
Part-time students
Part-time students321319
Undergraduate1679
Degree/certificate seeking1679
First-time110
Transfer-ins000
Continuing1569
Graduate16610

Additional measures, including 12-month headcount, enrollment by race and ethnicity, distance education, and student residence, are available from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity collecting and analyzing data related to education.

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