Looking for the Best Christian Colleges and Universities in the nation? Look no further than the A-List which ranks schools based on multiple data points within the three major categories of Academic Quality, Accessibility, and Affordability (in-state tuition).
*Data gathered in 2018. Tuition is based on in-state data.
Accessibility ★ Affordability ★ Academic Quality
There are just over 7,500 higher education institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Of these, about 880 colleges and universities (12%) claim to have a Christian religious affiliation. The College Atlas Best Christian Colleges list ranks the top 150 campus and online Christian colleges.
Does this mean that all of the students that attend these Christian colleges are seeking to become professional clergy, ministers, or religious scholars? While some may have that as their career goal, the category of Christian college or university simply means that the school’s curriculum is integrated with and founded upon the religious teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible. View the 2018 Best Campus and Online Christian Colleges below.
Brigham Young University-Provo
Brigham Young University (BYU) is located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. It is the third largest…. read more
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brigham Young University – Idaho (known as BYU-Idaho or BYU-I), located in Rexburg, Idaho, was founded as a junior college but became a four-year institution in 2001. The private university…. read more
Harding University
Harding University is a private liberal arts Christian university located in Searcy, Arkansas. It started as Harding College in 1924 in Morrilton, Arkansas but moved ten years later to the…. read more
Liberty University
Training Champions for Christ Since 1971, Liberty University (locally referred to as Liberty or LU) is a four-year, privately owned and operated, Evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg…. read more
Samford University
Samford University is a private Christian university located in Birmingham, AL. The university offers premier academic programs taught by accomplished professors. Samford University offers…. read more
Dordt College
Dordt College is a liberal arts college in Sioux Center, Iowa. This private, Christian school was established in 1955, and is associated with the Christian Reformed Church. The school gets…. read more
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is located in Redding, California. The institution was originally started in 1970 as an extension of Multnomah School of the Bible. Shasta Bible College…. read more
Northwest University
Northwest University is a Christian coeducational school located in Kirkland, Washington, USA. The school also has a satellite campus-Northwest University- Salem Campus-located in Salem, OR…. read more
Ozark Christian College
Ozarks Christian College was established in 1942 with a commitment to “train men and women for Christian service.” Ozarks offers Bible teaching combined with associate and bachelor”s degree…. read more
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, which is approximately 30 minutes from Oklahoma City. It is a small Christian liberal arts university that offers almost 130 on…. read more
Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University is a private Christian college located in the rural area of Nashville, Tennessee. Lipscomb educates just over 4,600 students with about 61% of the students taking at least…. read more
Hardin-Simmons University
Baptist University Hardin-Simons University is a private, coeducation university located in Abilene, Texas. Hardin-Simons University, also known as HSU, is fully accredited and offers 72…. read more
Calvin College
Calvin College was founded on August 4, 1876, as part of the Calvin College and Theological Seminary by the Christian Reformed Church in North America, which practices and professes the…. read more
Lee University
Lee University was started in 1918 from a small Bible institute from the Church of God of Cleveland, TN. It soon became a Bible college and junior college in 1948. Twenty years later, Lee…. read more
Nyack College
Nyack College began in 1882 when a Canadian named A.B. Simpson decided he wanted to bring the Good News of God's love to whoever would listen, including the poor and downtrodden….. read more
Louisiana College
Louisiana College is located in Pineville, LA and is the only Baptist, four-year college in Louisiana. Louisiana College was founded in 1906 as a private, Baptist coeducational college of liberal…. read more
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) began in 1968. The main MVNU campus is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio and is a four-year, private non-profit university. MVNU is the official…. read more
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a four-year, interdenominational, Christian, liberal arts university. It is a private, non-profit institution that is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ORU educacates…. read more
Evangel University
Evangel University is an accredited, liberal arts university that offers undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and online degree programs. Evangel seeks to help their students integrate faith,…. read more
Grace College of Divinity
Grace College of Divinity (GCD) is a four-year, private non-profit bible college. It is located in Fayetteville, NC on the main campus of Manna Church. Grace College of Divinity curriculum…. read more
Rank | College Name | In-State Tuition | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 6-Year Grad Rate |
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21
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Messiah College | $32,350 | 3,305 | 80% | 76% |
22
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Oklahoma Christian University | $20,770 | 2,557 | 61% | 49% |
23
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Bethel University | $35,010 | 4,016 | 82% | 76% |
24
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Howard Payne University | $24,430 | 1,189 | 88% | 41% |
25
|
Mississippi College | $15,800 | 5,048 | 49% | 59% |
26
|
Calvary University | $10,500 | 271 | 98% | 64% |
27
|
Sacred Heart Major Seminary | $18,646 | 483 | 100% | 100% |
28
|
Taylor University | $31,232 | 2,170 | 80% | 76% |
29
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Trevecca Nazarene University | $23,724 | 3,221 | 72% | 49% |
30
|
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | $7,020 | 1,848 | 99% | 46% |
31
|
Campbell University | $28,800 | 6,786 | 81% | 57% |
32
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Wheaton College | $34,050 | 2,901 | 79% | 91% |
33
|
Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $9,245 | 84 | 93% | 100% |
34
|
Brigham Young University-Hawaii | $5,240 | 2,866 | 27% | 54% |
35
|
Covenant College | $31,320 | 1,058 | 96% | 67% |
36
|
Palm Beach Atlantic University | $28,100 | 3,764 | 93% | 51% |
37
|
Baylor University | $37,996 | 16,959 | 40% | 74% |
38
|
Carson-Newman University | $25,200 | 2,659 | 63% | 49% |
39
|
Boise Bible College | $11,250 | 138 | 90% | 56% |
40
|
North Park University | $26,840 | 3,043 | 94% | 53% |
41
|
Geneva College | $25,680 | 1,666 | 71% | 66% |
42
|
Fresno Pacific University | $28,780 | 3,564 | 68% | 62% |
43
|
Huntington University | $24,554 | 1,295 | 89% | 65% |
44
|
Franciscan University of Steubenville | $25,220 | 2,759 | 79% | 77% |
45
|
Houghton College | $30,136 | 1,059 | 79% | 72% |
46
|
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | $25,346 | 3,040 | 74% | 65% |
47
|
University of Northwestern-St Paul | $29,100 | 3,447 | 87% | 63% |
48
|
Life Pacific College | $13,488 | 627 | 97% | 58% |
49
|
California Baptist University | $29,562 | 9,157 | 64% | 60% |
50
|
Clarks Summit University | $22,510 | 738 | 43% | 61% |
51
|
Bethel College-Indiana | $27,040 | 1,639 | 98% | 66% |
52
|
Whitworth University | $39,600 | 2,634 | 89% | 73% |
53
|
Dallas Baptist University | $25,380 | 5,156 | 43% | 60% |
54
|
Seattle Pacific University | $38,520 | 4,061 | 87% | 71% |
55
|
Anderson University | $28,500 | 2,232 | 66% | 58% |
56
|
Point Loma Nazarene University | $32,900 | 4,098 | 69% | 71% |
57
|
Johnson University | $13,000 | 1,140 | 47% | 56% |
58
|
Summit Christian College | $5,600 | 37 | 33% | 100% |
59
|
Southwest Baptist University | $21,600 | 3,691 | 90% | 48% |
60
|
Judson University | $27,850 | 1,298 | 75% | 64% |
61
|
Martin Luther College | $13,980 | 937 | 83% | 73% |
62
|
Walla Walla University | $26,100 | 1,894 | 62% | 54% |
63
|
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | $13,962 | 226 | 59% | 36% |
64
|
Erskine College | $32,540 | 822 | 76% | 63% |
65
|
North Greenville University | $17,594 | 2,534 | 59% | 57% |
66
|
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | $22,680 | 3,906 | 79% | 48% |
67
|
Gordon College | $34,528 | 2,004 | 92% | 70% |
68
|
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing | $14,550 | 196 | 70% | 67% |
69
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University of Mary | $15,990 | 3,260 | 77% | 54% |
70
|
Siena Heights University | $24,390 | 2,640 | 72% | 47% |
71
|
Roberts Wesleyan College | $28,486 | 1,698 | 65% | 59% |
72
|
Marquette University | $38,000 | 11,294 | 84% | 81% |
73
|
Freed-Hardeman University | $21,500 | 1,906 | 96% | 57% |
74
|
Biola University | $36,696 | 6,095 | 65% | 72% |
75
|
LeTourneau University | $27,930 | 2,721 | 44% | 54% |
76
|
Northwest Nazarene University | $28,150 | 2,157 | 95% | 49% |
77
|
George Fox University | $33,370 | 4,139 | 64% | 64% |
78
|
Southwestern Assemblies of God University | $18,900 | 2,080 | 23% | 45% |
79
|
Chaminade University of Honolulu | $23,180 | 2,277 | 91% | 57% |
80
|
Olivet Nazarene University | $32,950 | 4,907 | 78% | 57% |
81
|
University of Sioux Falls | $27,160 | 1,532 | 91% | 53% |
82
|
Divine Word College | $12,500 | 64 | 100% | 33% |
83
|
Abilene Christian University | $32,020 | 4,910 | 51% | 62% |
84
|
University of the Incarnate Word | $27,000 | 8,906 | 92% | 57% |
85
|
Wayland Baptist University | $13,800 | 5,077 | 100% | 24% |
86
|
Grace Christian University | $11,890 | 1,012 | 81% | 33% |
87
|
Cedarville University | $27,910 | 3,714 | 69% | 72% |
88
|
Trinity Christian College | $27,200 | 1,286 | 70% | 58% |
89
|
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs | $9,360 | 326 | 64% | 55% |
90
|
Northwestern College | $29,300 | 1,252 | 66% | 64% |
91
|
Trinity Baptist College | $9,990 | 371 | 65% | 49% |
92
|
University of Mobile | $20,200 | 1,480 | 62% | 48% |
93
|
Madonna University | $19,500 | 3,298 | 75% | 59% |
94
|
Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $19,170 | 1,105 | 79% | 73% |
95
|
Family of Faith Christian University | $5,850 | 69 | 83% | 100% |
96
|
Mount Angel Seminary | $14,592 | 190 | 100% | 60% |
97
|
DePaul University | $37,020 | 23,110 | 70% | 73% |
98
|
Ouachita Baptist University | $24,400 | 1,493 | 67% | 70% |
99
|
Toccoa Falls College | $20,714 | 1,252 | 54% | 49% |
100
|
Spring Arbor University | $26,130 | 3,341 | 71% | 54% |
101
|
University of St Thomas | $38,720 | 9,920 | 83% | 76% |
102
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Westminster College | $23,200 | 876 | 65% | 64% |
103
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Wisconsin Lutheran College | $27,734 | 1,114 | 90% | 61% |
104
|
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | $27,030 | 2,212 | 97% | 55% |
105
|
College of the Ozarks | $18,500 | 1,517 | 14% | 69% |
106
|
Eastern Nazarene College | $30,250 | 924 | 66% | 46% |
107
|
Greenville College | $25,488 | 1,211 | 58% | 47% |
108
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Milligan College | $30,250 | 1,195 | 72% | 63% |
109
|
Vanguard University of Southern California | $30,980 | 2,104 | 70% | 56% |
110
|
Azusa Pacific University | $35,540 | 10,020 | 61% | 70% |
111
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East Texas Baptist University | $23,700 | 1,461 | 51% | 38% |
112
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Saint Joseph's University | $42,840 | 8,415 | 78% | 80% |
113
|
Loras College | $30,065 | 1,524 | 92% | 71% |
114
|
Malone University | $28,524 | 1,667 | 73% | 53% |
115
|
Central Christian College of the Bible | $7,500 | 234 | 28% | 63% |
116
|
Campbellsville University | $24,096 | 3,675 | 70% | 37% |
117
|
Saint Johns University | $41,016 | 1,849 | 88% | 79% |
118
|
Duke University | $49,575 | 15,735 | 11% | 95% |
119
|
San Diego Christian College | $20,635 | 711 | 53% | 52% |
120
|
Duquesne University | $35,062 | 9,343 | 74% | 78% |
121
|
York College | $17,300 | 424 | 50% | 68% |
122
|
Kuyper College | $19,718 | 208 | 73% | 43% |
123
|
Waynesburg University | $22,380 | 1,805 | 94% | 60% |
124
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Valparaiso University | $36,280 | 4,412 | 83% | 66% |
125
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Xavier University | $35,920 | 6,509 | 69% | 72% |
126
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Lubbock Christian University | $20,966 | 1,912 | 95% | 39% |
127
|
Anderson University | $23,470 | 3,432 | 54% | 53% |
128
|
Eastern University | $30,780 | 3,420 | 61% | 65% |
129
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Charleston Southern University | $24,100 | 3,616 | 61% | 36% |
130
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William Jessup University | $28,300 | 1,318 | 73% | 65% |
131
|
Bluefield College | $23,600 | 982 | 85% | 32% |
132
|
St Catherine University | $31,042 | 4,786 | 91% | 66% |
133
|
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | $16,274 | 274 | 66% | 63% |
134
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Southeastern University | $23,160 | 5,804 | 46% | 41% |
135
|
Tabor College | $25,700 | 727 | 56% | 48% |
136
|
Ohio Northern University | $29,240 | 3,108 | 64% | 74% |
137
|
University of Indianapolis | $26,920 | 5,711 | 86% | 55% |
138
|
Grace College and Theological Seminary | $22,913 | 2,300 | 79% | 61% |
139
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Emmaus Bible College | $15,730 | 256 | 36% | 69% |
140
|
Hope College | $31,380 | 3,234 | 84% | 79% |
141
|
Concordia University-Wisconsin | $27,640 | 7,721 | 63% | 57% |
142
|
The Baptist College of Florida | $9,900 | 456 | 59% | 53% |
143
|
Oklahoma City University | $27,276 | 2,968 | 72% | 59% |
144
|
Moody Bible Institute | $9,728 | 3,601 | 62% | 61% |
145
|
Aquinas College | $29,564 | 1,764 | 91% | 53% |
146
|
West Virginia Wesleyan College | $28,574 | 1,542 | 77% | 50% |
147
|
Molloy College | $28,000 | 5,069 | 77% | 75% |
148
|
Grand View University | $24,794 | 1,971 | 97% | 48% |
149
|
University of Evansville | $31,782 | 2,414 | 71% | 69% |
150
|
University of the Ozarks | $23,750 | 686 | 87% | 42% |
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