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The LCMS seminaries have been blessed to receive approximately half of their students from the Concordia University System (CUS) schools in recent decades.
Most of these students graduate from a CUS school and enroll at one of the LCMS seminaries in the same year. The recent data for these students are:
| Year |
Fort Wayne |
St. Louis | Total |
| 2007 |
28 |
51 |
79 |
| 2006 |
33 |
59 |
92 |
| 2005 |
23 |
50 |
73 |
| 2004 |
31 |
80 |
111 |
| 2003 |
37 |
78 |
115 |
| 2002 |
19 |
58 |
77 |
| 2001 |
23 |
54 |
77 |
Given this data, the recent decline in the number of students enrolled in the pre-seminary programs at the CUS schools is not a positive trend for future seminary enrollment. The data for this decline are:
| Year |
Number of Pre-Seminary Program Students |
|
2007 |
326 |
|
2006 |
368 |
|
2005 |
426 |
|
2004 |
404 |
|
2003 |
413 |
|
2002 |
431 |
|
2001 |
446 |
A decline in the population of pre-seminary program students at the CUS schools will have a direct impact on enrollment at the two LCMS seminaries.
Second-Career Students
The recent downturn in the nation's economy and the rise in the amount of educational expenses that must be covered by the student(s) has resulted in a recent and significant decline in the number of second-career students who are seeking enrollment at the the two LCMS seminaries. The data for this decline are as follows:
|
Year |
Fort Wayne # of Second-career Students |
Fort Wayne % of Second-career Students |
St. Louis # of Second-career Students |
St. Louis % of Second-career Students |
Total # of Second-career Students |
|
2007 |
43 |
54% |
37 |
39% |
80 |
|
2006 |
32 |
46% |
55 |
51% |
87 |
|
2005 |
53 |
60% |
67 |
31% |
120 |
|
2004 |
44 |
62% |
87 |
56% |
131 |
|
2003 |
54 |
55% |
99 |
56% |
153 |
| 2002 |
56 |
68% |
66 |
53% |
122 |
|
2001 |
60 |
77% |
71 |
57% |
131 |
