Andover Newton Theological School - Academics and Student Life

Academics and Student Life

Andover Newton was first accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1978, and grants master's degrees as well as a doctor of ministry. Andover Newton students are also allowed to take classes in any of Harvard University's ten graduate schools due to the prior affiliation of Andover Theological Seminary and Harvard. There were 350 students enrolled in 2007, who represent 35 Christian denominations; United Church of Christ students remain the largest segment of the student body, followed by Unitarian Universalists and Baptists.

The residential hill-top campus just outside the village of Newton Centre resembles that of a classic New England college, with red brick dormitories, a dining hall, and academic buildings around a tree-lined quadrangle. Wilson Chapel, in gray stone, forms a central focus of both the space and of campus activities. There are fine views of the Boston skyline and Great Blue Hill in the distance. The self-contained campus, with easy access to Boston, is the epicenter of student life. The Massachusetts Bible Society and the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) also have offices here, as do parts of Hebrew College.