Bible & Christian Colleges in Texas

Texas, also known as the Lonestar State, is home to approximately thirty million people and is the 2^nd largest state by both population & land area. The state also boasts a college base of over 500 accredited higher education institutions. More specifically, there are nearly 70 bible colleges found in Texas. Denominations of accredited bible colleges in Texas include Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Seventh Day Adventist, Episcopal, Protestant, Presbyterian, and Church of Christ. Christian universities and bible colleges are sprinkled across the state’s 254 counties from Austin to Irving and San Antonio to Terrell. Top ranked bible colleges in Texas include SMU, Lubbock Christian University, Abilene Christian University, TCU, Baylor University, and St Mary’s University.

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List of Christian Denominations & Affiliations

The list below organizes all the Christian colleges in Texas by Christian denomination and further by their religious affiliation. Click the links below to skip to each section.

List of Catholic Colleges in Texas

The following colleges follow or incorporate Catholic practices and are further grouped by their specific religious affiliation.

Roman Catholic Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Saint Edward's University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Psychology Mental Health Counseling	Austin, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2001 Around 4,620 Students Enrolled School Website: stedwards.edu
University of St Thomas - Houston Popular Programs Offered: Guidance Counselor Business Administration Educational Leadership and Administration	Houston, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1954 Around 3,360 Students Enrolled School Website: stthom.edu
University of Dallas Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration English Computer and Information Systems Security	Irving, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1963 Around 2,390 Students Enrolled School Website: udallas.edu
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health Popular Programs Offered: Nursing Radiology Technician Surgical Technologist	Lubbock, TX	Accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Since 1959 Around 290 Students Enrolled
University of the Incarnate Word Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Accounting Biology	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1995 Around 8,670 Students Enrolled School Website: uiw.edu
Oblate School of Theology Popular Programs Offered: Theology	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 1982 Around 130 Students Enrolled School Website: ost.edu
Our Lady of the Lake University - San Antonio Popular Programs Offered: Social Work Business Administration Curriculum and Instruction	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1994 Around 3,330 Students Enrolled School Website: ollusa.edu
St. Mary's University Popular Programs Offered: Law International Relations Kinesiology And Exercise Science	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1949 Around 3,630 Students Enrolled School Website: stmarytx.edu

List of Protestant Colleges in Texas

The following schools follow or incorporate Protestant practices and are further detailed by their specific religious affiliation.

African Methodist Episcopal Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Paul Quinn College Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Health and Wellness, General General Studies	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1972 Around 420 Students Enrolled School Website: pqc.edu

American Evangelical Lutheran Church Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Texas Lutheran University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Kinesiology And Exercise Science Psychology	Seguin, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1940 Around 1,370 Students Enrolled School Website: tlu.edu

Assemblies of God Church Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Southwestern Assemblies of God University Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies Religious Education Business Administration	Waxahachie, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 1948 Around 1,970 Students Enrolled School Website: sagu.edu

Baptist Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Hardin - Simmons University Popular Programs Offered: Physical Therapy Sports Management Nursing	Abilene, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 2006 Around 2,110 Students Enrolled School Website: hsutx.edu
Arlington Baptist College Popular Programs Offered: Education Christian Counseling Missionary Studies	Arlington, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 1981 Around 200 Students Enrolled School Website: abu.edu
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Popular Programs Offered: Nursing Information Science Business Administration	Belton, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1926 Around 3,900 Students Enrolled School Website: umhb.edu
Howard Payne University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Psychology Criminology	Brownwood, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1948 Around 1,160 Students Enrolled School Website: hputx.edu
Dallas Baptist University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Religious Education Psychology	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2001 Around 5,320 Students Enrolled School Website: dbu.edu
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary	Jacksonville, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2003 Around 130 Students Enrolled School Website: bmats.edu
Jacksonville College - Main Campus	Jacksonville, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1974 Around 580 Students Enrolled School Website: jacksonville-college.edu
East Texas Baptist University Popular Programs Offered: Commerce Education Religious Studies	Marshall, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2001 Around 1,310 Students Enrolled School Website: etbu.edu
Baptist University of the Americas Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Spanish Language and Literature Intercultural, Multicultural and Diversity Studies	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 2003 Around 200 Students Enrolled School Website: bua.edu
Baylor University Popular Programs Offered: Biology Nursing Accounting	Waco, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1914 Around 16,790 Students Enrolled School Website: baylor.edu

Christian Methodist Episcopal Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Texas College Popular Programs Offered: General Studies Business Administration Law and Justice Administration	Tyler, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2001 Around 850 Students Enrolled School Website: texascollege.edu

Interdenominational Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies Theology Ministry	Conroe, TX	Accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission Since 2012 Around 310 Students Enrolled School Website: gsot.edu
LeTourneau University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Elementary Education Mechanical Engineering	Longview, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1991 Around 2,800 Students Enrolled School Website: letu.edu
King's University Popular Programs Offered: Ministry Theology Biblical Studies	Southlake, TX	Accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission Since 2013 Around 760 Students Enrolled School Website: tku.edu

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Concordia University - Texas Popular Programs Offered: Education Business Administration Commerce	Austin, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2002 Around 2,560 Students Enrolled School Website: concordia.edu

Multiple Protestant Denomination Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Huston - Tillotson University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Kinesiology And Exercise Science Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	Austin, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1943 Around 1,020 Students Enrolled School Website: htu.edu
Houston Graduate School of Theology Popular Programs Offered: Counseling Psychology Ministry Theology	Houston, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 1997 Around 150 Students Enrolled School Website: hgst.edu

Other Protestant Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Messenger College Popular Programs Offered: Christian Studies Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Christian Counseling	Euless, TX	Accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission Since 1998 Around 110 Students Enrolled

Presbyterian Church Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Popular Programs Offered: Ministry Theology	Austin, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 1940 Around 160 Students Enrolled School Website: austinseminary.edu
Schreiner University Popular Programs Offered: Education Nursing Psychology	Kerrville, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1934 Around 1,230 Students Enrolled School Website: schreiner.edu
Trinity University Popular Programs Offered: Accounting Biology Advertising and Marketing	San Antonio, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1946 Around 2,440 Students Enrolled School Website: trinity.edu
Austin College Popular Programs Offered: Commerce Biology Psychology	Sherman, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1947 Around 1,260 Students Enrolled School Website: austincollege.edu

Protestant Episcopal Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Popular Programs Offered: Ministry Christian Counseling Theology	Austin, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 1958 Around 100 Students Enrolled School Website: ssw.edu

Protestant, Not Specified Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Rio Grande Bible Institute Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies	Edinburg, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 1999 Around 140 Students Enrolled

Seventh Day Adventists Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Southwestern Adventist University Popular Programs Offered: Nursing General Studies Business Administration	Keene, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1958 Around 790 Students Enrolled School Website: swau.edu

Southern Baptist Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies Clinical Pastoral Counseling, Patient Counseling Ministry	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1985 Around 310 Students Enrolled School Website: criswell.edu
Houston Baptist University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Nursing Psychology	Houston, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1968 Around 3,160 Students Enrolled School Website: hbu.edu
Wayland Baptist University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Law and Justice Administration Nursing	Plainview, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2012 Around 5,230 Students Enrolled School Website: wbu.edu

Undenominational Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Dallas Theological Seminary Popular Programs Offered: Ministry Christian Counseling Religious Education	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools Since 2004 Around 2,130 Students Enrolled School Website: dts.edu
Amberton University Popular Programs Offered: Business Administration Counseling Psychology Accounting	Garland, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1981 Around 1,380 Students Enrolled School Website: amberton.edu
College of Biblical Studies - Houston Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies Organizational Leadership	Houston, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 1999 Around 420 Students Enrolled School Website: cbshouston.edu

United Methodist Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
McMurry University Popular Programs Offered: Early Childhood Education Kinesiology And Exercise Science Psychology	Abilene, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1949 Around 1,070 Students Enrolled School Website: ww2.mcm.edu
Southern Methodist University Popular Programs Offered: Finance Law Accounting	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2011 Around 11,640 Students Enrolled School Website: smu.edu
Texas Wesleyan University Popular Programs Offered: Nurse Anesthetist Counseling Psychology Psychology	Fort Worth, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1949 Around 2,470 Students Enrolled School Website: txwes.edu
Southwestern University Popular Programs Offered: Commerce Biology Psychology	Georgetown, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1915 Around 1,520 Students Enrolled School Website: southwestern.edu
Wiley College Popular Programs Offered: Interdisciplinary Studies Police Science Organizational and Nonprofit Management	Marshall, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1933 Around 1,170 Students Enrolled School Website: wileyc.edu

List of Restoration Colleges in Texas

The following colleges follow or incorporate Restoration practices and are further grouped by their specific religious affiliation.

Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ) Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Texas Christian University Popular Programs Offered: Nursing Accounting Business Administration	Fort Worth, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1922 Around 10,320 Students Enrolled School Website: tcu.edu
Brite Divinity School Popular Programs Offered: Ministry Religious Studies Biblical Studies	Fort Worth, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 2007 Around 220 Students Enrolled School Website: brite.edu
Jarvis Christian College Popular Programs Offered: Physical Education Business Administration Criminal Justice	Hawkins, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1967 Around 860 Students Enrolled School Website: jarvis.edu

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Dallas Christian College Popular Programs Offered: Christian Counseling Commerce Intercultural, Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Dallas, TX	Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Since 1978 Around 320 Students Enrolled School Website: dallas.edu

Churches of Christ Affiliated Schools

Institution Name	Location	Notes
Abilene Christian University Popular Programs Offered: Accounting Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Speech and Language Pathology	Abilene, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1971 Around 4,540 Students Enrolled School Website: acu.edu
Austin Graduate School of Theology Popular Programs Offered: Biblical Studies Theology	Austin, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1987 Around 40 Students Enrolled School Website: austingrad.edu
Lubbock Christian University Popular Programs Offered: Nursing Human Services Nursing Administration	Lubbock, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1963 Around 1,960 Students Enrolled School Website: lcu.edu
Southwestern Christian College Popular Programs Offered: Liberal Arts Biblical Studies	Terrell, TX	Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Since 1973 Around 150 Students Enrolled School Website: swcc.edu

The tuition information displayed is an estimate, which we calculated based on historical data and should be solely used for informational purposes only. Please contact the respective school for information about the current school year.

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2015: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.