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.

Currently affiliated Institutions associated with or operated by Baptist organizations include:

InstitutionLocationAffiliationReferenceAmerican Baptist CollegeNashville, TennesseeNational Baptist ConventionAnderson UniversityAnderson, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist ConventionBaptist University of FloridaGraceville, FloridaFlorida Baptist ConventionBaptist University of the AméricasSan Antonio, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasBaylor UniversityWaco, Texas Baptist General Convention of TexasBenedict CollegeColumbia, South CarolinaAmerican Baptist Churches USABethel University (Minnesota)Arden Hills, MinnesotaConvergeBlue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MississippiMississippi Baptist Convention BoardBluefield UniversityBluefield, VABaptist General Association of VirginiaBoston Baptist CollegeBoston, MassachusettsBaptist Bible Fellowship InternationalBoyce CollegeLouisville, Kentucky (run in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)Southern Baptist ConventionBrewton–Parker Christian UniversityMount Vernon, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist Mission BoardCalifornia Baptist UniversityRiverside, CaliforniaCalifornia Southern Baptist ConventionCampbell UniversityBuies Creek, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North CarolinaCarson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TennesseeTennessee Baptist ConventionCedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohioendorsed by the State Convention of Baptists in OhioCentral Baptist CollegeConway, ArkansasBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaCharleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist ConventionChesapeake Baptist College and SeminarySevern, MarylandIndependent BaptistChowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North CarolinaClear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, KentuckyKentucky Baptist ConventionCommonwealth Baptist CollegeLexington, KentuckyClays Mill Baptist ChurchCriswell CollegeDallas, TexasSouthern Baptists of Texas ConventionCrown CollegePowell, TennesseeIndependent BaptistUniversity of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KentuckyKentucky Baptist ConventionDallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasEast Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasFaith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IowaGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches (unofficially)Gateway SeminaryMill Valley, CaliforniaSouthern Baptist ConventionGeorgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KentuckyKentucky Baptist ConventionGolden State Baptist CollegeSanta Clara, CaliforniaIndependent BaptistHannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MissouriMissouri Baptist ConventionHardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasHeartland Baptist Bible CollegeOklahoma City, OklahomaIndependent BaptistHouston Christian UniversityHouston, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasHoward Payne UniversityBrownwood, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasIndiana Baptist CollegeGreenwood, IndianaIndependent BaptistJacksonville CollegeJacksonville, TexasBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaLiberty UniversityLynchburg, VirginiaSouthern Baptist Convention of VirginiaLouisiana Baptist UniversityShreveport, LouisianaBaptist Bible Fellowship InternationalLouisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LouisianaLouisiana Baptist ConventionLuther Rice UniversityLithonia, GeorgiaIndependent BaptistMaranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, WisconsinFundamental Baptist Fellowship International (unofficially)Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MissouriSouthern Baptist ConventionMission UniversitySpringfield, MissouriBaptist Bible Fellowship InternationalMississippi Christian UniversityClinton, MississippiMississippi Baptist ConventionMissouri Baptist UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriMissouri Baptist ConventionUniversity of Mount OliveMount Olive, North CarolinaOriginal Free Will Baptist ConventionNew Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LouisianaSouthern Baptist ConventionNorth Greenville UniversityTigerville, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist ConventionOakland City UniversityOakland City, IndianaGeneral Association of General BaptistsOklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OklahomaBaptist General Convention of OklahomaOuachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, ArkansasArkansas Baptist State ConventionPensacola Christian College Pensacola, FloridaIndependent BaptistRandall UniversityMoore, OklahomaNational Association of Free Will BaptistsSamford UniversityBirmingham, AlabamaAlabama Baptist ConventionShorter UniversityRome, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist ConventionSoutheastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MississippiBaptist Missionary Association of MississippiSoutheastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North CarolinaSouthern Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KentuckySouthern Baptist ConventionSouthwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MissouriMissouri Baptist ConventionSouthwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort Worth, TexasSouthern Baptist ConventionTrinity College of JacksonvilleJacksonville, FloridaIndependent BaptistTruett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GeorgiaGeorgia Baptist ConventionUnion UniversityJackson, TennesseeTennessee Baptist ConventionUniversity of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasUniversity of MobileEight Mile, AlabamaAlabama Baptist ConventionWayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasWest Coast Baptist CollegeLancaster, CaliforniaIndependent BaptistWilliam Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MississippiMississippi Baptist ConventionWilliams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, ArkansasArkansas Baptist State ConventionWingate UniversityWingate, North CarolinaBaptist State Convention of North CarolinaYellowstone Christian CollegeBillings, MontanaMontana Southern Baptist ConventionAmbassador Baptist CollegeLattimore, North CarolinaIndependent Baptist

Closed NameLocationYears of operationAffiliationBethel CollegeHopkinsville, Kentucky1854–1964Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, Pennsylvania1932–2024Independent BaptistJudson CollegeMarion, Alabama1838–2021Mid-Continent UniversityMayfield, Kentucky1949–2014Mound Bayou Industrial CollegeMound Bayou, Mississippi1900–1936General Baptist State ConventionNew York Central CollegeMcGraw, New York1849–1860Northland International UniversityDunbar, Wisconsin1976–2015Old University of ChicagoChicago1857–1886Pillsbury Baptist Bible CollegeOwatonna, Minnesota1957–2008Virginia Intermont CollegeBristol, Virginia1884–2014

Formerly affiliated NameLocationYears affiliatedBates 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.Paul Monroe, A Cyclopedia of Education (Published by Gale Research Co., 1911) Item notes: v.1, , pg. 331Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island1764-1942Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee1890-2007Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky1906-2014Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan1941-1999Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina1825-1992Mars Hill University Asheville, North Carolina1856-2008Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia1833-2006Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina1891-1997Shimer CollegeChicago (formerly Mount Carroll, Illinois)1896 to 1950sStetson UniversityDeLand, Florida1885-1907, 1919-1995

Works cited

See also Southern Baptist-related schools, colleges and universities

References

External links International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities Baptist colleges associated with the Southern Baptist Convention