Sattler College

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads57

Student:faculty2:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate80%

6-yr grad rate81.2%

Drop-out rate25%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$1k

Out-of-state tuition$1k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity36.8%

Gender diversity31.6%

International29.8%

IdentityInterdenominational

Overview

Sattler College, founded in Boston in 2016, is a small Christian college shaped by Anabaptist theology and practice, built explicitly around combining rigorous academics with intentional Christian community. It is young enough that it does not carry the institutional history of most colleges in this app, but it has developed a distinctive identity quickly: an unusually direct pairing of biblical languages with computer science and other technical fields within one small student body.

Academics

The curriculum sits students in biblical studies - including original-language work in Hebrew and Greek - alongside programs in computer science and business, an intentional pairing meant to prepare graduates for both vocational ministry and secular careers without treating the two as separate tracks. Class sizes are small by design, and the school's youth means programs have continued to evolve since founding rather than settling into a fixed, decades-old curriculum.

Worth knowing

Anabaptist commitments - simplicity, community, nonviolence, a closely lived-out faith - shape daily life more directly than at a typical nondenominational Christian college, and the urban Boston setting is unusual for a school with this theological orientation, most of which are rural. Students should expect a small, close community still actively defining its own traditions rather than a long-established institutional culture.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate69%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1140–1310

Test policyrequired

Rec letters2

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying