# 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:
| Institution | Location | Affiliation |
| American Baptist College | Nashville, Tennessee | National Baptist Convention |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway, Arkansas | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| 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 |
| Criswell College | Dallas, Texas | Southern Baptists of Texas Convention |
| Crown College | Powell, Tennessee | Independent Baptist |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Jacksonville College | Jacksonville, Texas | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia |
| Louisiana Baptist University | Shreveport, Louisiana | Baptist Bible Fellowship International |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville, Louisiana | Louisiana Baptist Convention |
| Luther Rice University | Lithonia, Georgia | Independent Baptist |
| 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 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville, South Carolina | South Carolina Baptist Convention |
| Oakland City University | Oakland City, Indiana | General Association of General Baptists |
| 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 |
| University of Mobile | Eight Mile, Alabama | Alabama Baptist Convention |
| 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 |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island | 1764-1942 |
| Belmont University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1890-2007 |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, Kentucky | 1906-2014 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1941-1999 |
| Furman University | Greenville, South Carolina | 1825-1992 |
| Mars Hill University | Asheville, North Carolina | 1856-2008 |
| Mercer University | Macon, Georgia | 1833-2006 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1891-1997 |
| Shimer College | Chicago (formerly Mount Carroll, Illinois) | 1896 to 1950s |
| Stetson University | DeLand, Florida | 1885-1907, 1919-1995 |

## 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. Taylor & Francis. p. 261. ISBN 0815316364.