Judson College, founded in 1838, is our state’s only women’s college and one of 72 in America.
According to research gathered by the Women’s College Coalition, students in a woman’s college score higher on standardized achievement tests, participate more fully in and out of class, tend to choose from a broader array of disciplines like the sciences as their major (women’s colleges graduate women in math and science at 1 1/2 times the rate of coed schools), have more opportunities to develop leadership skills, are more likely to graduate, tend to attain higher positions and are happier and earn more money in their chosen fields.
While Judson has the advantage of being small in size, few institutions of higher education have had such a remarkable impact upon the world around them.
First in the state
Judson women were among the first to take Christianity to China in the 19th century, established the first shelter for battered women in Alabama, were among the first from Alabama to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, the first to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court, are listed among best-selling authors, are distinguished as outstanding educators in surrounding states, are among the first women to head major research laboratories and are celebrated MacArthur Fellows and Hemingway Award winners.
Judson College possesses a remarkable level of placement for graduates. Last year’s graduates achieved 100 percent acceptance to graduate schools and 95 percent placement in the work force. The college has an extraordinary missionary heritage, including 14 of the first 40 Protestant missionaries to China in the 19th century, the first appointment of the Domestic Board of Missions (now North American Mission Board), the first and 100th missionaries to Japan.
At one time three of the executive directors of state Woman’s Missionary Union programs were Judson graduates. Our students continue to serve Christ throughout the world. Two groups of students completed missions assignments over spring break. One group went to Anniston for housing renovations, and another group participated in Project Hope in Montgomery.
Twenty-three of our students participated in summer missions throughout the country and in East Asia, Burma and West Africa. Three of our 2001 graduates are journeymen with the International Mission Board in East Asia and the Middle East.
As we celebrate our 165th session, we remain committed to Alabama Baptists and pledge our faithfulness to a mission that calls the Judson College to faith in God and academic quality.
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