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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]
Institutions associated with or operated by Baptist organizations include:
| Name | Location | Years of operation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [41] | |
| 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 |
| 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 | [9] | |
| 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 | [34] | |
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