List of Baptist colleges and universities in the United States explained

This is a list of colleges and universities operated or sponsored by Baptist organizations. Many of these organizations are members of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU), which has 47 member schools in 16 states, including 44 colleges and universities, 2 Bible schools, and 1 theological seminary.[1]

Currently affiliated

Institutions associated with or operated by Baptist organizations include:

InstitutionLocationAffiliationReference
American Baptist CollegeNashville, TennesseeNational Baptist Convention[2]
Anderson UniversityAnderson, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist Convention
Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, FloridaFlorida Baptist Convention
Baptist University of the AméricasSan Antonio, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
Baylor UniversityBaptist General Convention of Texas
Benedict CollegeColumbia, South CarolinaAmerican Baptist Churches USA
Bethel University (Minnesota)Arden Hills, MinnesotaConverge[3]
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MississippiMississippi Baptist Convention
Bluefield CollegeBluefield, VABaptist General Association of Virginia
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MassachusettsBaptist Bible Fellowship International
Boyce CollegeLouisville, Kentucky (run in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)Southern Baptist Convention[4]
Brewton-Parker CollegeMount Vernon, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist Convention
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CaliforniaCalifornia Southern Baptist Convention
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TennesseeTennessee Baptist Convention
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohioendorsed by the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio[5]
Central Baptist CollegeConway, ArkansasBaptist Missionary Association of America[6]
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist Convention
Chesapeake Baptist College and SeminarySevern, MarylandIndependent Baptist
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
Clarks Summit University (Baptist Bible College PA)Clarks Summit, PennsylvaniaIndependent Baptist
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, KentuckyKentucky Baptist Convention
Commonwealth Baptist CollegeLexington, KentuckyClays Mill Baptist Church[7]
Criswell CollegeDallas, TexasSouthern Baptists of Texas Convention[8]
Crown CollegePowell, TennesseeIndependent Baptist[9]
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KentuckyKentucky Baptist Convention
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IowaGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches (unofficially)
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KentuckyKentucky Baptist Convention
Golden Gate Baptist Theological SeminaryMill Valley, CaliforniaSouthern Baptist Convention
Golden State Baptist CollegeSanta Clara, CaliforniaIndependent Baptist
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MissouriMissouri Baptist Convention
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
Heartland Baptist Bible CollegeOklahoma City, OklahomaIndependent Baptist
Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
Indiana Baptist CollegeGreenwood, IndianaIndependent Baptist[10]
Jacksonville CollegeJacksonville, TexasBaptist Missionary Association of America[11]
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VirginiaSouthern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia[12] [13]
Louisiana Baptist UniversityShreveport, LouisianaBaptist Bible Fellowship International
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LouisianaLouisiana Baptist Convention[14]
Luther Rice UniversityLithonia, GeorgiaIndependent Baptist
Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, WisconsinFundamental Baptist Fellowship International (unofficially)
Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MissouriSouthern Baptist Convention
Mission UniversitySpringfield, MissouriBaptist Bible Fellowship International
Mississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMississippi Baptist Convention
Missouri Baptist UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriMissouri Baptist Convention
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North CarolinaOriginal Free Will Baptist Convention
New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LouisianaSouthern Baptist Convention[15]
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist Convention
Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IndianaGeneral Association of General Baptists[16]
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OklahomaBaptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, ArkansasArkansas Baptist State Convention
Pensacola, FloridaIndependent Baptist
Randall UniversityMoore, OklahomaNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AlabamaAlabama Baptist Convention
Shorter UniversityRome, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist Convention
Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MississippiBaptist Missionary Association of Mississippi
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North CarolinaSouthern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KentuckySouthern Baptist Convention
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MissouriMissouri Baptist Convention
Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort Worth, TexasSouthern Baptist Convention
Trinity Baptist CollegeJacksonville, FloridaIndependent Baptist
Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist Convention
Union UniversityJackson, TennesseeTennessee Baptist Convention
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas[17]
University of MobileEight Mile, AlabamaAlabama Baptist Convention[18]
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TexasBaptist General Convention of Texas
West Coast Baptist CollegeLancaster, CaliforniaIndependent Baptist
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MississippiMississippi Baptist Convention
Walnut Ridge, ArkansasArkansas Baptist State Convention
Wingate UniversityWingate, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
Yellowstone Baptist CollegeBillings, MontanaMontana Southern Baptist Convention
Ambassador Baptist CollegeLattimore, North CarolinaIndependent Baptist[19]

Closed

NameLocationYears of operationAffiliation
Bethel CollegeHopkinsville, Kentucky1854–1964
Judson CollegeMarion, Alabama1838–2021
Mid-Continent UniversityMayfield, Kentucky1949–2014
New-York Central College, McGrawvilleMcGraw, New York1849–1860[20]
Northland International UniversityDunbar, Wisconsin1976–2015
Old University of ChicagoChicago1857–1886
Pillsbury Baptist Bible CollegeOwatonna, Minnesota1957–2008
Virginia Intermont CollegeBristol, Virginia1884–2014

Formerly affiliated

NameLocationYears affiliatedAffiliation
Bates CollegeLewiston, MaineFrom 1855 to 1907 when the Maine Legislature amended the college's charter removing the requirement for the president and majority of the trustees to be Free Will Baptists, thereby allowing the school to qualify for Carnegie Foundation funding of professor's pensions.[21]
Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island1764-1942[22]
Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee1890-2007[23]
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky1906-2014
Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan1941-1999[24]
Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina1825-1992[25]
Asheville, North Carolina1856-2008
Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia1833-2006[26]
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina1891-1997
Shimer CollegeChicago (formerly Mount Carroll, Illinois)1896 to 1950s[27]
Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida1885-1907, 1919-1995

Works cited

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. 2015-01-24.
  2. Web site: Student Handbook 2013-2014. PDF. 2015-01-25.
  3. Web site: About Bethel Seminary. 2015-01-25.
  4. Web site: About. Boyce College. 2015-01-25.
  5. Web site: About Cedarville University. 2015-01-25.
  6. https://www.cbc.edu/
  7. Web site: Commonwealth Baptist College .
  8. Web site: Articles of Faith . Articles of Faith . Criswell College . 22 October 2019.
  9. Web site: The Crown College. 2015-01-25.
  10. Web site: History . 2022-04-21 . Indiana Baptist College . en-US.
  11. Web site: About Jacksonville College. 2015-01-25.
  12. Web site: SBCV & Liberty University strike covenant agreement. Miller, Norm. Baptist Press. November 16, 1999. June 12, 2017.
  13. Web site: Colleges and Universities . Southern Baptist Convention. June 12, 2017.
  14. Web site: Identity & Mission. 2015-01-25.
  15. Web site: About NOBTS. 2015-01-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203193101/http://www.nobts.edu/about.html. 2015-02-03.
  16. Web site: About Oakland City University. Oakland City University. 2015-02-19.
  17. Web site: Our Mission. 2015-01-25.
  18. Web site: Mission Statement. 2015-01-25.
  19. Web site: About Us Ambassador Baptist College . 2023-11-24 . Ambassador . en.
  20. Book: Sernett, Milton C. . North Star Country: Upstate New York and the Crusade for African American Freedom. 081562915X. 2002. 68–70.
  21. Paul Monroe, A Cyclopedia of Education (Published by Gale Research Co., 1911) Item notes: v.1, https://books.google.com/books?id=GXMYAAAAIAAJ, pg. 331
  22. Web site: About the Corporation | the Corporation of Brown University.
  23. Web site: History | Belmont University | Nashville, TN. 2015-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150613231149/http://www.belmont.edu/about/history.html. 2015-06-13. dead.
  24. Web site: Our History. 2015-01-25.
  25. Web site: Our History. 2016-05-03.
  26. Web site: About Mercer University. 2015-01-25.
  27. News: The Living Age. Francis Joseph Mullin. Shimer and the Church. 9–11. 1959. 139.

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