All three Alabama Baptist-affiliated schools are among the best Christian colleges in America, according to a recent survey by Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc. (IR&E).
Judson College in Marion, Samford University in Birmingham and the University of Mobile were all named one of America’s Best Christian Colleges in the annual listing.
According to Lewis T. Lindsey Jr., president of IR&E, 137 schools were selected from a pool of 468 Christian higher education institutions based on highest educational quality in a Christian environment.
To be considered for the list, an institution must be an accredited, four-year school that offers bachelor’s degrees and full residential facilities. Additionally it must have had an entering freshman class in fall 2006 with a high school grade point average and/or SAT/ACT score at or above the national average for all freshmen entering Christian institutions.
To be counted as a Christian institution, the school must be affiliated with a recognized Christian denomination or be an interdenominational institution that incorporates Christian principles into its curriculum or environment.
Other Alabama schools chosen for the honor were Methodist-affiliated Huntingdon College in Montgomery and the Catholic institution Spring Hill College in Mobile.
IR&E is an independent research and consulting organization specializing in the recruiting and retention of students for institutions of higher education. (UM, TAB)
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