According to Forbes magazine, which evaluated 500 schools, the nationally ranked top Christian colleges include Wheaton College, Westmont College and George Fox University. Wheaton College, located in Wheaton, Ill., is a Christian nondenominational liberal arts school. Westmont College is a liberal arts Christian nondenominational college located in Santa Barbara, Calif., and George Fox University is an Evangelical-affiliated college of approximately 3,400 undergraduates located in Newberg, Ore. U.S. News & World Report ranks Azusa Pacific University and Pepperdine University in Tier 1 for national Christian colleges. Azusa Pacific is a Christian nondenominational university located in Azusa, Calif. Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., is affiliated with Churches of Christ. For a full list of nationally ranked Christian colleges, see Resources.
Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., is of Nazarene affiliation and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report in Tier 1 of regional colleges in the North. Other colleges that are ranked in this tier are Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., of Presbyterian affiliation and Messiah College, located in Grantham, Pa. Messiah College is Christian interdenominational and has also been ranked by Forbes Magazine among the top 500 Christian colleges.
Among the top ranked regional Southern Christian colleges are: Anderson University located in Anderson, Ind., associated with the Church of God and offering both undergraduate and graduate programs; Bluefield College, a Christian liberal arts college in Bluefield, Va.; and Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., a Christian nondenominational school offering more than 40 possible majors. Other top ranked Tier 1 schools of the South include Erskine College in South Carolina, Southeastern University in Florida and Williams Baptist College in Arkansas. See Resources for a full list of Southern regionally ranked schools.
Midwestern regionally ranked top Christian colleges include: Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind., affiliated with the Missionary Church; Drodt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, of Christian Reform; and Huntington University in Huntington, Ind., of United Brethren in Christ. Other top Midwestern schools include Judson College in Alabama, Northwestern College in Minnesota and Trinity Christian College in Illinois. Top ranked Christian colleges in the West include: Corban University in Salem, Ore., of Baptist affiliation; Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, of Baptist affiliation; Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash., affiliated with the Assemblies of God; and Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesvilles, Okla., affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. For a full list of Midwest and West top-ranked schools, see Resources.