List of Baptist colleges and universities in the United States

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]

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Currently affiliated

Institutions associated with or operated by Baptist organizations include:

Institution	Location	Affiliation	Reference
American Baptist College	Nashville, Tennessee	National Baptist Convention	^[2]
Anderson University	Anderson, South Carolina	South Carolina Baptist Convention	^[3]
Baptist University of Florida	Graceville, Florida	Florida Baptist Convention
Baptist University of the Américas	San Antonio, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[4]
Benedict College	Columbia, South Carolina	American Baptist Churches USA
Bethel University (Minnesota)	Arden Hills, Minnesota	Converge	^[5]
Blue Mountain Christian University	Blue Mountain, Mississippi	Mississippi Baptist Convention	^[6]
Bluefield College	Bluefield, VA	Baptist General Association of Virginia	^[7]
Boston Baptist College	Boston, Massachusetts	Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Boyce College	Louisville, Kentucky (run in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)	Southern Baptist Convention	^[8]
Brewton-Parker College	Mount Vernon, Georgia	Georgia Baptist Convention	^[6]
California Baptist University	Riverside, California	California Southern Baptist Convention	^[9]
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	Baptist State Convention of North Carolina	^[9]
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City, Tennessee	Tennessee Baptist Convention	^[10]
Cedarville University	Cedarville, Ohio	endorsed by the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio	^[11]
Central Baptist College	Conway, Arkansas	Baptist Missionary Association of America	^[12]
Charleston Southern University	Charleston, South Carolina	South Carolina Baptist Convention	^[13]
Chesapeake Baptist College and Seminary	Severn, Maryland	Independent Baptist
Chowan University	Murfreesboro, North Carolina	Baptist State Convention of North Carolina	^[13]
Clarks Summit University (Baptist Bible College PA)	Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania	Independent Baptist
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College	Pineville, Kentucky	Kentucky Baptist Convention	^[14]
Commonwealth Baptist College	Lexington, Kentucky	Clays Mill Baptist Church	^[15]
Criswell College	Dallas, Texas	Southern Baptists of Texas Convention	^[16]
Crown College	Powell, Tennessee	Independent Baptist	^[17]
University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Kentucky	Kentucky Baptist Convention	^[14]
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[14]
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[18]
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny, Iowa	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (unofficially)
Gardner-Webb University	Boiling Springs, North Carolina	Baptist State Convention of North Carolina	^[19]
Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Kentucky Baptist Convention	^[19]
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary	Mill Valley, California	Southern Baptist Convention
Golden State Baptist College	Santa Clara, California	Independent Baptist
Hannibal-LaGrange University	Hannibal, Missouri	Missouri Baptist Convention	^[20]
Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[20]
Heartland Baptist Bible College	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Independent Baptist
Houston Christian University	Houston, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[21]
Howard Payne University	Brownwood, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[21]
Indiana Baptist College	Greenwood, Indiana	Independent Baptist	^[22]
Jacksonville College	Jacksonville, Texas	Baptist Missionary Association of America	^[23]
Liberty University	Lynchburg, Virginia	Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia	^[24]^[25]
Louisiana Baptist University	Shreveport, Louisiana	Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Louisiana Christian University	Pineville, Louisiana	Louisiana Baptist Convention	^[26]
Luther Rice University	Lithonia, Georgia	Independent Baptist	^{[citation needed]}
Maranatha Baptist University	Watertown, Wisconsin	Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International (unofficially)
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	Kansas City, Missouri	Southern Baptist Convention
Mission University	Springfield, Missouri	Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	Mississippi Baptist Convention	^[27]
Missouri Baptist University	St. Louis, Missouri	Missouri Baptist Convention	^[27]
University of Mount Olive	Mount Olive, North Carolina	Original Free Will Baptist Convention
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	New Orleans, Louisiana	Southern Baptist Convention	^[28]
North Greenville University	Tigerville, South Carolina	South Carolina Baptist Convention	^[29]
Oakland City University	Oakland City, Indiana	General Association of General Baptists	^[30]
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma	^[29]
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Arkansas Baptist State Convention	^[31]
Pensacola Christian College	Pensacola, Florida	Independent Baptist
Randall University	Moore, Oklahoma	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Samford University	Birmingham, Alabama	Alabama Baptist Convention	^[32]
Shorter University	Rome, Georgia	Georgia Baptist Convention	^[33]
Southeastern Baptist College	Laurel, Mississippi	Baptist Missionary Association of Mississippi
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	Louisville, Kentucky	Southern Baptist Convention
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar, Missouri	Missouri Baptist Convention	^[34]
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	Fort Worth, Texas	Southern Baptist Convention
Trinity Baptist College	Jacksonville, Florida	Independent Baptist
Truett McConnell University	Cleveland, Georgia	Georgia Baptist Convention	^[35]
Union University	Jackson, Tennessee	Tennessee Baptist Convention	^[35]
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[36]
University of Mobile	Eight Mile, Alabama	Alabama Baptist Convention	^[37]
Wayland Baptist University	Plainview, Texas	Baptist General Convention of Texas	^[38]
West Coast Baptist College	Lancaster, California	Independent Baptist
William Carey University	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Mississippi Baptist Convention
Williams Baptist University	Walnut Ridge, Arkansas	Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Wingate University	Wingate, North Carolina	Baptist State Convention of North Carolina	^[39]
Yellowstone Baptist College	Billings, Montana	Montana Southern Baptist Convention
Ambassador Baptist College	Lattimore, North Carolina	Independent Baptist	^[40]

Closed

Name	Location	Years of operation
Bethel College	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	1854–1964
Judson College	Marion, Alabama	1838–2021
Mid-Continent University	Mayfield, Kentucky	1949–2014
New-York Central College, McGrawville	McGraw, New York	1849–1860^[41]
Northland International University	Dunbar, Wisconsin	1976–2015
Old University of Chicago	Chicago	1857–1886
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College	Owatonna, Minnesota	1957–2008
Virginia Intermont College	Bristol, Virginia	1884–2014

Formerly affiliated

Name	Location	Years affiliated	Affiliation
Bates College	Lewiston, Maine	From 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.^[42]
Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	1764-1942^[43]
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	1890-2007^[44]
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville, Kentucky	1906-2014	^[9]
Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1941-1999^[45]
Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	1825-1992^[46]
Mars Hill University	Asheville, North Carolina	1856-2008	^{[citation needed]}
Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	1833-2006^[47]
Meredith College	Raleigh, North Carolina	1891-1997
Shimer College	Chicago (formerly Mount Carroll, Illinois)	1896 to 1950s^[48]
Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	1885-1907, 1919-1995	^[34]

Works cited

Self, Jerry M. (1996). "Baptist Colleges and Universities". In Hunt, Thomas C.; Carper, James C. (eds.). Religious Higher Education in the United States: A Source Book. p. 261. ISBN 0815316364.

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^ Self 1996, p. 356.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Self 1996, p. 358.
^ Self 1996, pp. 358–359.
^ "About Cedarville University". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Self 1996, p. 360.
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^ "Articles of Faith". Articles of Faith. Criswell College. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "The Crown College". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
^ Self 1996, p. 361.
^ ^a ^b Self 1996, p. 363.
^ ^a ^b Self 1996, p. 364.
^ ^a ^b Self 1996, p. 365.
^ "History". Indiana Baptist College. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "About Jacksonville College". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
^ Miller, Norm (November 16, 1999). "SBCV & Liberty University strike covenant agreement". Baptist Press. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
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^ Self 1996, p. 373.
^ ^a ^b Self 1996, p. 374.
^ ^a ^b Self 1996, p. 375.
^ "Our Mission". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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^ Self 1996, pp. 378–379.
^ "About Us | Ambassador Baptist College". Ambassador. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
^ Sernett, Milton C. (2002). North Star Country: Upstate New York and the Crusade for African American Freedom. pp. 68–70. ISBN 081562915X.
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^ "Our History". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
^ "Our History". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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^ Francis Joseph Mullin (1959). "Shimer and the Church". The Living Age. Vol. 139. pp. 9–11.

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