Best Christian Colleges and Universities 2018

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).

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^{*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.

Rank	College Name	In-State Tuition	Enrollment	Acceptance Rate	6-Year Grad Rate
21	Messiah College	$32,350	3,305	80%	76%
22	Oklahoma Christian University	$20,770	2,557	61%	49%
23	Bethel University	$35,010	4,016	82%	76%
24	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	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	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	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	Westminster College	$23,200	876	65%	64%
103	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	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	East Texas Baptist University	$23,700	1,461	51%	38%
112	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	Valparaiso University	$36,280	4,412	83%	66%
125	Xavier University	$35,920	6,509	69%	72%
126	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	Charleston Southern University	$24,100	3,616	61%	36%
130	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	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	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%

Rank	College Name	In-State Tuition	Enrollment	Acceptance Rate	6-Year Grad Rate
21	California Baptist University	$29,562	9,157	64.0%	59.8%
22	York College	$17,300	424	50.4%	68.2%
23	Dallas Baptist University	$25,380	5,156	43.1%	59.8%
24	Geneva College	$25,680	1,666	70.6%	65.8%
25	The King's University	$9,960	697	55.6%	16.7%
26	Saint Leo University	$20,760	14,649	69.7%	40.0%
27	San Diego Christian College	$20,635	711	53.3%	52.1%
28	University of Northwestern-St Paul	$29,100	3,447	86.9%	63.3%
29	University of Mary	$15,990	3,260	77.0%	53.6%
30	Campbellsville University	$24,096	3,675	69.8%	36.8%
31	Northwest Nazarene University	$28,150	2,157	95.3%	49.2%
32	Siena Heights University	$24,390	2,640	71.7%	46.7%
33	Bethel College-Indiana	$27,040	1,639	97.8%	66.4%
34	Carson-Newman University	$25,200	2,659	63.3%	49.4%
35	Barclay College	$12,500	292	66.7%	67.6%
36	University of the Incarnate Word	$27,000	8,906	91.9%	56.6%
37	LeTourneau University	$27,930	2,721	44.2%	54.3%
38	Bluefield College	$23,600	982	84.8%	32.1%
39	Warner University	$20,112	1,127	43.6%	36.4%
40	Central Baptist College	$13,500	827	61.9%	34.7%
41	Judson College	$16,248	327	57.6%	33.3%
42	Oral Roberts University	$24,750	3,852	68.5%	56.5%
43	Midway University	$23,100	1,194	60.3%	69.1%
44	Southeastern University	$23,160	5,804	45.9%	40.6%
45	University of Valley Forge	$19,224	877	78.7%	38.4%
46	Ohio Christian University	$10,468	4,661	NR	39.4%
47	Malone University	$28,524	1,667	72.8%	53.3%
48	Southwestern College	$27,100	1,467	92.2%	37.8%
49	Bethel University	$9,305	5,975	66.5%	35.3%
50	Charleston Southern University	$24,100	3,616	60.6%	36.1%
51	William Carey University	$10,800	4,619	51.0%	46.4%
52	Johnson University Florida	$13,200	185	61.6%	40.4%
53	Crown College	$24,250	1,328	54.1%	47.9%
54	Wilberforce University	$12,020	645	38.4%	21.4%
55	Eastern University	$30,780	3,420	61.2%	64.7%
56	Anderson University	$23,470	3,432	53.9%	52.8%
57	University of the Cumberlands	$22,640	7,652	70.9%	42.6%
58	Saint Peter's University	$34,130	3,544	74.2%	54.4%
59	Columbia College	$7,887	16,413	NR	36.7%
60	Northwest Christian University	$27,750	766	66.7%	50.7%
61	Concordia University-Saint Paul	$21,250	4,582	57.3%	51.4%
62	Colorado Christian University	$22,360	7,032	NR	53.6%
63	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	$33,600	2,102	78.1%	54.3%
64	Concordia University-Wisconsin	$27,640	7,721	63.3%	56.6%
65	Shorter University	$21,300	1,507	61.2%	37.2%
66	McKendree University	$27,740	2,902	68.2%	51.9%
67	Clarkson College	$11,976	1,219	52.1%	46.2%
68	Belhaven University	$22,726	4,758	42.6%	36.3%
69	Mount Saint Mary's University	$36,682	3,496	85.9%	64.7%
70	Misericordia University	$29,150	2,808	74.4%	74.4%
71	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	$23,720	1,467	72.8%	44.3%
72	Assumption College	$35,510	2,607	77.7%	74.1%
73	Southern Wesleyan University	$23,660	1,880	55.0%	60.1%
74	Seton Hall University	$37,100	9,836	66.9%	64.1%
75	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health	$13,632	1,088	35.4%	60.0%
76	DeSales University	$33,500	3,309	76.2%	67.6%
77	Mary Baldwin University	$30,240	1,748	99.5%	46.0%
78	Montreat College	$24,740	957	61.4%	35.8%
79	Viterbo University	$25,460	2,699	62.5%	46.1%
80	Duquesne University	$35,062	9,343	73.9%	77.8%
81	Regis University	$34,100	8,368	56.6%	68.2%
82	Concordia University-Texas	$28,700	2,711	83.5%	35.3%
83	Lincoln Christian University	$13,020	775	52.9%	69.7%
84	William Penn University	$23,780	1,487	58.7%	33.1%
85	Maranatha Baptist University	$13,100	1,118	68.1%	52.3%
86	Concordia University-Irvine	$32,130	4,299	65.0%	53.7%
87	King University	$25,798	2,804	51.4%	44.9%
88	Alaska Pacific University	$19,900	541	55.1%	48.5%
89	Faulkner University	$18,320	3,319	45.4%	33.5%
90	Ottawa University-Ottawa	$26,194	685	50.1%	31.4%
91	Central Christian College of Kansas	$16,000	1,013	53.6%	29.8%
92	Buena Vista University	$32,210	2,114	63.7%	52.8%
93	Notre Dame College	$27,600	1,985	90.2%	34.6%
94	Mid-Atlantic Christian University	$13,600	194	46.1%	42.1%
95	Southwestern Adventist University	$19,656	799	50.0%	46.8%
96	Immaculata University	$32,608	2,610	81.9%	67.3%
97	Rivier University	$29,100	2,635	70.6%	59.1%
98	Lewis University	$29,950	6,544	59.2%	61.1%
99	Alvernia University	$31,650	2,872	74.5%	52.6%
100	Loyola University Chicago	$40,052	16,422	72.6%	74.9%
101	St Andrews University	$24,874	722	56.2%	36.1%
102	Cardinal Stritch University	$28,212	2,464	81.5%	52.6%
103	St John's University-New York	$38,162	21,076	63.4%	58.2%
104	Bethel College	$8,000	55	NR	33.3%
105	Newman University	$26,416	3,170	57.8%	51.4%
106	Brescia University	$20,500	1,009	46.8%	27.4%
107	Ecclesia College	$14,250	271	40.3%	11.1%
108	Hobe Sound Bible College	$5,600	203	NR	75.0%
109	Piedmont International University	$8,850	607	35.6%	50.0%
110	Dallas Christian College	$16,544	252	22.7%	34.0%
111	Gods Bible School and College	$6,000	294	NR	50.0%
112	Lakeland University	$25,410	3,230	55.4%	53.7%
113	Mid-America Christian University	$15,912	2,405	NR	48.3%
114	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	$5,510	4,298	23.5%	NR
115	Gardner-Webb University	$29,420	3,915	51.9%	44.8%
116	Southeastern Baptist College	$4,700	45	NR	16.0%
117	Concordia University-Chicago	$29,760	5,603	49.7%	47.5%
118	Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs	$10,200	847	44.7%	NR
119	Briar Cliff University	$27,684	1,316	NR	44.5%
120	Oakland City University	$23,400	1,469	33.1%	47.0%
121	Barry University	$28,800	7,404	61.6%	30.6%
122	Pfeiffer University	$28,000	1,414	44.1%	38.2%
123	University of Fort Lauderdale	$7,200	27	NR	100.0%
124	Ottawa University-Kansas City	$11,880	431	NR	NR
125	Ottawa University-Phoenix	$11,880	577	NR	NR
126	Albertus Magnus College	$30,036	1,555	NR	52.2%
127	Ottawa University-Online	$11,880	230	NR	NR
128	Nazarene Bible College	$10,800	769	NR	0.0%
129	Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies	$11,995	966	NR	NR
130	Holy Apostles College and Seminary	$7,680	464	NR	50.0%
131	Ottawa University-Milwaukee	$11,880	198	NR	NR
132	Amridge University	$9,000	597	NR	28.6%
133	Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies	NR	454	100.0%	NR
134	Indiana Wesleyan University-National and Global	$8,697	11,062	NR	NR
135	Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program	$12,120	639	NR	46.2%
136	W L Bonner College	$5,148	35	NR	100.0%
137	Azusa Pacific University College	$16,812	1,610	NR	NR
138	Linfield College-Online and Continuing Education	$12,960	307	NR	NR
139	Ottawa University-Jeffersonville	NR	62	NR	NR

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