I went to the graduate school here. I had gone to a very liberal undergrad. I found that Moody took time with my questions and answered them respectfully. They wanted to develop me and supported me after I graduated with great conversations. read more

Great school. Great theology. Their teaching is inline to what the Bible teaches. It is also pretty affordable.

Oh man, three or four stars? Not sure. I attended here. It's an evangelical school and it's conservative. It's specifically meant to train people for careers in Christian ministry, such as Christian counseling, preaching, youth ministry, education, publishing, video, and theology. So... with that in mind... The best part about Moody is its unique mission. Because of this, it attracts passionate kids from around the country and world. The location in downtown Chicago gives students a truly amazing experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. The ability to work with homeless people, kids in the slums, etc... etc... is way better than going to a isolated school surrounded by cornfields. They also have some pretty amazing professors and leadership. On other other hand, Moody is still playing catch up and trying to shed a lot of fundamentalist hangovers. When I was there some of the rules were completely ridiculous and had no good correlation with the faith that is taught here. No movies, no jeans, no concerts, no dancing? Yeah. I felt that the rules were ultimately damaging to Moody's mission. Luckily all of those rules have changed over the past few years, but I'd really encourage Moody to continue walking away from fundamentalism while still holding to their passionate faith. One thing is for sure.... you can still spot a Moody student from blocks away. Small-town conservative kids stuck in the middle of trendy Chicago? Yeah, they stick out. Luckily, the city changes them and I do believe they help to change the city. The extent of their volunteer work is incredible. read more

I've only gone to Moody Bible Institute for Moody's founder's week and I went just this past February we loved it. We actually have to go to the Moody Church in order to listen to the speakers, but the campus is very nice. I like the book store and that it's located so close to so much shopping and restaurants. read more

Former alma mater (of a few I have) MBI is located near the Gold Coast / Loop districts of Chicago. It is specifically tucked in between Cabrini Green (5th poorest housing development in the country at the time) and Gold Coast (90K average income/person at the time). Very academically difficult school, founded by evangelist D. L. Moody in 1886. If I remember correctly Abraham Lincoln occasionally attended church there. I was impressed by the character of the people, the academic level and commitment to excellence and the location in the city. They have some very strict rules, or at least at the time they did. Highly recommended. Other schools have a LOT more degree programs--but MBI would be *very* hard to beat in the degree fields they do offer; especially aviation, communication, theology & music studies. As an example, to complete the communication degree you had to run the MBI Radio Network control room -- with over 600+ radio stations it is the biggest in the world. read more

I'm rating it for its impact on Christian life in America. Few institutions in protestantism have as wide-ranging an impact on Christianity in America as Moody Bible Institute. That said, I'd like to correct the other commenter. Abraham Lincoln never stepped foot on the MBI campus, given that he died over 20 years before MBI was founded. Apparently their history department might need some bolstering ...What Lincoln did do was visit the Sunday school that Dwight Moody ran, some report that being on November 25, 1860, shortly after being elected President, although the New York Times places him at St. James Episcopal Church that day. At any rate, Moody BI has helped propagate a fervently evangelical variety of Christianity that influences a great deal of modern American Christianity. Agree or disagree on whether that's a good thing, but as an institution MBI has been quite successful in attaining its goals - for that, five stars. read more

I'm a graduate of this school, and I am currently a Youth Director of a Chinese church in SLC, UT. There were some ups and downs in my spiritual walk while I was a student here, but this school helped me become the person I am today. I think this school does well to train students for future ministry. A lot of the courses were applicable and the professors are world renown top scholars of the Word of God. As a student, one thing I loved about the professors are the opportunities to build life long relationships. The class number is small so you may get to know your professors really well. When I attended Moody, the tuition was absolutely free. They offered plenty of scholarships, low cost dorm, and a great community. Another thing I love about this school is that you may very well get a better education than most seminaries (if you're considering undergraduate. I can't say about the graduate program). A lot of students went straight into full time ministry after their undergrad, and there are plenty of places that Moody provides where you could intern then eventually, if you want, serve full time. Moody has a phenomenal library for references, commentaries, and resources. You don't even need to be a student to use their resources. If you are hesitant on attending this school, at least check it out and see if it's the right school for you. No loss to you if you don't think this school is right for you. Get in touch with the school and they can give you a tour and I think you can even sit in a class. A bonus is their huge gym. On occasion, some NBA teams would practice there and you can check out the players. It's located right downtown of Chicago. It's just 5-6 blocks west of Michigan Ave (busy popular shopping street). I got around to everywhere I needed to go without owning a car, and the school provided a pass for public transportation. By the way, a lot of the rules are done away with. Jeans, movies, some dancing is allowed. Guidelines and rules are not hard to follow and was never a burden (to me). read more

I am a senior at Moody and I am in good standing with a good GPA. I have been in the distance learning program for 3 years. I will be ashamed to say a graduated from MBI because it is becoming more liberal every day. The doctrine of years past is being set aside for post-modernism masked as christian virtues. The school is teaching contrary to the Moody Handbook of Theology in many ways. Catholicism is now the oldest Christian denomination. It does not matter what you believe about creation as long as we agree God did it. These are just some of the apostate ideas that are being passed off as christian doctrine at Moody. In addition, I came to Moody to learn the Bible so I might know God better and be able to better communicate Him to people in this lost and hurting world. Instead what I am learning is how to critically interact with liberal biblical scholarship, how to be Politically Correct, and Psychology. I actually learned the sexual stages of children as taught by Feud for my Education class. In my Genesis class not one of my textbooks was written by a person that professed faith in Christ. In my Romans Class after 6 weeks of an eight week class one of my classmates said he did not know what they wanted him to believe. Now, for my Capstone class I am reading a book that is praised for its ecumenicalism and my classmates are eating it up. That is right the last thing moody wants to impart to its students before they graduate is ecumenicalism. I used to wonder why the evangelical church was dieing and how could evangelical schools produce someone like Rob Bell. Now I know. With training like this for future church leaders it is no wonder we are such a post-modern mess and MBI is thought of as conservative. If you are reading this and thinking about going to MBI, please reconsider, SBTS and TMS both have undergrad programs, I know if I could do it over again that is where I would go. You can look me up on facebook if you don't believe that I am actually a student. Oh, one more thing. Distance learning though MBI is a bureaucratic nightmare. Especially if you are a VA student. I was told that if i did not want to get locked out of blackboard and receive letters and emails that my account was bad for every class I was enrolled in, that is was my responsibility to get in touch with every department every term and inform them that I am a VA student. read more

Moody Bible Institute is a school that really concentrates on building leaders to do GOD's work in the uttermost parts of the world, whether it be outside your doorstep or in South America. The men and women that leave this school have a greater sense of who JESUS is in their life and a compassion for the lost. Praise GOD for the ministry this school has for students, international and national alike. The school does not only focus on in class study but also requires students to practice serving in ministries within the city, they call this Practical Christian Ministries (PCM). These PCM's allow students the opportunity to see the world outside of the bubble of theological study and utilize the skills they are learning, from evangelism to discipleship. This is a very prestigious bible institute with a great reputation under its belt. Tuition is paid for by donors and the other expenses are relatively cheap in comparison to other bible institutes. I truly believe there is no other school like this one. read more

I was an adjunct music teacher at Moody for a number of years. I would just relay this one story and let you be the judge. My most gifted student became pregnant her junior year by a student in their aviation program. She was forced to leave school and he was allowed to complete his degree program. I'll leave it at that. read more

Some very kind, well-meaning people, but mostly a fundamentalist bastion of the "God said it; I believe it; that settles it" tribe. A hair better than BJU or Pensacola but not by much. Largely lacking in theological erudition, though there have historically been a handful of happy exceptions. Usually though, such intelligent men and women don't last long here. read more

I visited the gift shop at the Moody Bible Institute over the weekend. We were looking for a specific gift for an upcoming baptism. This store offers a large selection of gifts/books and a very helpful staff. We were able to find exactly what we needed at a reasonable price. I would visit this store again if I am looking for this type of gift. read more

I went to MBI and graduated with my Youth Ministry Degree, I also worked in the admissions office for 3.5 years after graduating. I had a fantastic time going to school there and working for them. I would highly suggest you attend MBI, great faculty, warm student body, and an awesome campus. read more

I have not attended the school but Moody was an awesome host when I went to the Legacy Conference last month. The staff was very helpful in finding my way around and even in getting back to the airport via the sub there. The campus is really nice also and staying in the dorms took me back to my college years. Their mission is clear as well, didn't have to guess where they stood as far as the faith is concerned and one of the classes I sat in was taught by a Moody instructor who I'd love to sit under and study with. If ever I were looking to change cities I'd consider applying to Moody being I'm working in the field. read more

This is a great place to find honest college students to hire. They're always so nice, I should know because I was one of them! It is a Christian school but not your typical Christian school. It's focused on full-ministry/vocation. But many people attend online because they are involved in their local church yet they have a full-time job outside of the church. read more

As someone who has previously attended this school, I can say MBI is in a really cool location and has a lot of Bible-centered programs that help equip students for the calling God has given them. The professors have great hearts and the tuition-free programs are very convenient. However, despite all of those nicer qualities of the school that you discover at face value, I have seen far too many problems with this school that prevent me from even considering donating or recommending someone to this school. My biggest problem is that many of the teachers seem rather bigoted regarding certain theological topics that do not matter that much (dispensationalism, Calvinism, Arminianism, eschatology, etc). Now, I understand that Bible college is where you are supposed to wrestle with these views and discover your own view on things, but it doesn't honor God to act condescendingly or belittling towards people who believe in things opposite of your own beliefs. This is especially a problem regarding dispensationalism. As someone who doesn't uphold this particular, non-essential view, I constantly felt under pressure by much of the student body and staff to "change my anti-semitic ways", when the Bible doesn't put this sort of pressure on anyone. This condescending environment branches off to pretty much every issue amongst the student body as well, so it was really hard for me to make friends. It was a toxic, close-minded environment that would turn anyone "on-the-fence" about Jesus completely off to the idea of faith in Christ. On top of that, their ability to communicate from the administrative offices is of very poor quality. Much of the people who work at the phones and emails are students, whose knowledge is severely limited regarding the admission/academic system at Moody. There needs to be more direct communication from the legitimate faculty themselves or higher training for their assistants. Personally, I had to start the same conversation several times always with different people in a week regarding applying for this school and it was rather frustrating. On top of all that, it is no secret that Moody leadership has recently had to make radical changes as it's former president and his associates made some extremely foolish decisions that resulted in many people losing their jobs and students their own college pursuits, not to mention millions of dollars (they shut down their entire second campus in Spokane). Overall, Moody has a rich history and seeks to equip students with a Biblical education for God's glory, which is great. However, recent behaviors and decisions that the school have upheld have seriously damaged their reputation and quality of education. I would not recommend this school over most Biblically-centered colleges in the US. In fact, I would suggest looking elsewhere entirely. read more

This review is written from the perspective of a distance learning independent studies student, so I can't say anything for the campus itself. The class I am taking is okay (theology II: dry but stomachable) but one thing that MBI really needs to work on is their customer service and tech support. I dread making phone calls to this place because the service is so incompetent. It takes me a good long time to figure out answers to basic questions because their system is outdated/poorly organized and their customer service/support staff are not well trained. Reps themselves have admitted their system is crummy and that they get complaints all the time. Maybe they don't feel the pressure to do something about it because their tuition is free. Whatever the reason, it's a real kick in the pants. MBI: hire someone with organizational skills to fix your system. It would make a heck of a difference. read more

I went to Moody Bible Institute for a job interview and my reason for writing this is in hope that they will see this and take it as feedback. First, I interviewed with a staff member from the human resources department who was pleasant and neutral. Then I was brought over to the financial aid department for an interview with the staff. I could tell from body languages and facial expressions that they did not like me which was unfortunate. The lady who was the associate director who got promoted to director said that they would like to learn more about me in regards to things that are not on my resume. I asked in a very nice way for her to be more specific because I did not know if she wanted to know more about my personal life or the ministries and/or outreach that I am involved in or all of the above. She was defensive because I asked for clarification, her respond threw me off and after that her entire demeanor changed and she had a laptop with her pretending to be taking notes and did not look up on me thereafter. She said prior that she had a lot of questions for me but will allow the others in the room to ask me questions. She only asked me about one more question after that. The only person who was asking me questions was the black girl and she kept asking me the same questions in many different ways even though I gave detailed answers. One guy in the room who I told was leaving his demeanor was so bad the look on his face was priceless. The entire interview he had a mean disgusting look on his face that did not change; I don't know if he was upset or disgruntled. The admissions director who was a part of the interview process; she sat there hugging her notepad and did not take any notes even though it seems like that was what she had it for, big sign that I was not their candidate of choice. She was pleasant although she just stared at me the entire time without a blink. I felt at one point from their demeanor that I should end the interview and walk out. The only person who kept a good face and pleasing personality was the IT guy, his demeanor was perfect, I could not tell if he like me or not although he probably would not have selected me either he kept the best persona out of the entire group. The signs were evident from the beginning. When I was completing the application online, the system kicked me out three different times without the application being saved, then I heard from them on a Friday evening requesting an interview Monday morning at 8pm. I was at work when I received an email with instructions for the interview, I was busy at the time and did not get to read the instructions until that night. I went to Kinkos after midnight to print a form that I needed to complete prior to the interview. I was not able to complete it in its entirety because it was a lot of questions and I was doing my hair for the interview. When I got to the school I approached the building in my UGG boots and had to run back to the car to change them and then one of the lady was interviewing me with someone else's resume, I should have seen the signs and knew not to waste my time. My throat was so dry in the interview from all the talking. Then to top it off, the denial email was sent to me on Valentine's day (sigh!). I knew that I was not going to get an offer before I walked out of the interview and while I was completing the paper I saw them walking out, they all took about 1 minute to debrief, one of them was surprise to see me still in the lobby. I'm not upset at all but I was surprise because it's a Christian institute and a wonderful place overall. I interviewed a lot of people at my current job and was interviewed for many other jobs and this was the worst experience in an interview. Come to find out even the highest pay rate for the job that is higher than my current role; I'm making way more. Don't get me wrong this might have been my experience but if I had a chance to give them feedback I would let them know that they should not show repulsion in an interview even if they don't like the person for any reason whatsoever - the nonverbal says a lot. read more

Application process was terrible with this college/seminary, cannot comment on the academic side, but the administration side was dis-organized to say the least. Beware when applying to this institution, even when they are at fault they will not refund your money. Not what you expect from a Christian organization, integrity seems to be in short supply. read more