There are many different colleges that are affiliated with various religious groups. Some of these will be very familiar to you while others might come as a surprise. We are always interested in finding out more about similar colleges and also any efforts to encourage colleges to become affiliated with a religion or denomination of the Christian church. Our primary focus is on Christian Colleges as you will see below but if you are aware of other religious affiliations please let us know so we can list them here.
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Religious Affiliation
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Number of Schools |
Largest School
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| African Methodist Episcopal | 5 | Wilberforce University (834 students) |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 2 | Livingstone College (960 students) |
| American Baptist | 14 | Eastern University (4,291 students) |
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1 | Texas Lutheran University (1,375 students) |
| Assemblies of God Church | 12 | Southeastern University (3,069 students) |
| Baptist | 66 | Baylor University (14,174 students) |
| Brethren Church | 3 | Ashland University (6,493 students) |
| Christ and Missionary Alliance Church | 4 | Nyack College (3,250 students) |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 17 | Columbia College (12,954 students) |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 18 | Lincoln Christian College and Seminary (1,055 students) |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal | 3 | Lane College (1,766 students) |
| Christian Reformed Church | 3 | Calvin College (4,224 students) |
| Church of Brethren | 4 | Elizabethtown College (2,360 students) |
| Church of God | 6 | The University of Findlay (5,388 students) |
| Church of the Nazarene | 10 | Olivet Nazarene University (4,636 students) |
| Churches of Christ | 15 | Pepperdine University (7,582 students) |
| Cumberland Presbyterian | 2 | Bethel College (2,155 students) |
| Evangelical Congregational Church | 1 | Evangelical Theological Seminary (168 students) |
| Evangelical Covenant Church of America | 1 | North Park University (3,200 students) |
| Evangelical Free Church of America | 2 | Trinity International University (2,783 students) |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 34 | Augsburg College (3,793 students) |
| Free Methodist | 4 | Spring Arbor University (3,965 students) |
| Free Will Baptist Church | 3 | Mount Olive College (3,277 students) |
| Friends | 6 | Guilford College (2,688 students) |
| Greek Orthodox | 1 | Holy Cross School of Theology (186 students) |
| Interdenominational | 21 | Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach (3,291 students) |
| Jewish | 21 | United Talmudical Seminary (1,500 students) |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) | 4 | Brigham Young University (34,174 students) |
| Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod | 12 | Concordia University-Wisconsin (5,933 students) |
| Lutheran Church in America | 3 | Valparaiso University (3,872 students) |
| Mennonite Brethren Church | 3 | Fresno Pacific University (2,391 students) |
| Mennonite Church | 5 | Eastern Mennonite University (1,234 students) |
| Missionary Church Inc | 1 | Bethel College (2,097 students) |
| Moravian Church | 2 | Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary (1,989 students) |
| Multiple Protestant Denomination | 6 | Fuller Theological Seminary in California (3,024 students) |
| North American Baptist | 1 | Sioux Falls Seminary (121 students) |
| Other Protestant | 18 | Bob Jones University (4,228 students) |
| Other Religion | 8 | Saint John Fisher College (3,793 students) |
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | 2 | Emmanuel College (658 students) |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 59 | University of Tulsa (4,165 students) |
| Protestant Episcopal | 10 | Sewanee: The University of the South (1,561 students) |
| Reformed Church in America | 4 | Hope College (3,226 students) |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | 2 | Geneva College (1,891 students) |
| Roman Catholic | 220 | DePaul University (23,401 students) |
| Seventh Day Adventists | 14 | Loma Linda University (4,022 students) |
| Southern Baptist | 25 | Wayland Baptist University (5,899 students) |
| The Presbyterian Church in America | 2 | Covenant College (1,343 students) |
| Undenominational | 14 | Azusa Pacific University (8,084 students) |
| United Brethren Church | 1 | Huntington University (1,148 students) |
| United Church of Christ | 19 | Elon University (5,456 students) |
| United Methodist | 93 | Duke University (13,598 students) |
| Wesleyan | 6 | Indiana Wesleyan University (14,756 students) |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2 | Martin Luther College (812 students) |
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Liberty University - Liberty University has over 37,000 christian college students and growing. It is one of the largest online schools and the largest online christian college. They offer a wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs and have the highest student retention and satisfaction rating. Liberty University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees.
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Saint Leo University - Saint Leo University is one of the nation's largest online colleges with a very high graduation rate. They offer one of the most complete listings of undergraduate and graduate degrees in liberal arts, business, accounting, criminal justice and much more. Saint Leo is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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