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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 [ edit ]
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
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
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
Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA
Baptist General Association of Virginia
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
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
California Southern Baptist Convention
Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Tennessee Baptist Convention
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
Chesapeake Baptist College and Seminary
Severn, Maryland
Independent Baptist
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Clarks Summit University (Baptist Bible College PA )
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Independent Baptist
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Pineville, Kentucky
Kentucky Baptist Convention
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
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
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
Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky
Kentucky Baptist Convention
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
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Heartland Baptist Bible College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Independent Baptist
Houston Christian University
Houston, Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
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
Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Baptist Convention
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
Oakland City University
Oakland City, Indiana
General Association of General Baptists
[ 30]
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola, Florida
Independent Baptist
Randall University
Moore, Oklahoma
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama Baptist Convention
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
Georgia Baptist Convention
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
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
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee
Tennessee Baptist Convention
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
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
Yellowstone Baptist College
Billings, Montana
Montana Southern Baptist Convention
Ambassador Baptist College
Lattimore, North Carolina
Independent Baptist
[ 40]
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
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
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