| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
Missouri Baptist University is an evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution and has as its purpose the offering of programs of study leading to professional certificates, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees in an environment where academic excellence is emphasized and a Biblically based Christian perspective is maintained. The University is committed to enriching its students� lives spiritually, intellectually, and professionally, and to providing educational services to the community.
Missouri Baptist University is a coeducational university located in St. Louis, Missouri and has an enrollment of 1010 undergraduates and 722 graduate students. In August 2002, the Missouri Baptist College was officially renamed Missouri Baptist University. In spring 2007, a new student center/coffeehouse was opened. The University is currently campaigning toward a sports and recreation complex.
In 1957, a growing need for an evangelical Christian institution in the St. Louis area prompted the opening of a campus extension of Hannibal-LaGrange College at Tower Grove Baptist Church. Sixty-eight students were enrolled that inaugural year.
Classes for the extension center, also known as St. Louis Baptist College, met in the activities building of Tower Grove Baptist Church. In 1964, Missouri Baptist College was chartered as an evangelical Christian, four-year liberal arts college. Under the auspices of Hannibal-LaGrange College and the direction of its president, Dr. L.A. Foster, Bible courses were offered for pastors and laymen. During the second term, several liberal arts courses were requested and provided. Student influence, along with organizational work of St. Louis Baptist leaders, pastors and laymen, influenced MBU’s charter. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees for Missouri Baptist College was held in January 1964. Dr. Frank Kellogg served as the first chairman of the Board of Trustees and later as the second president.
In July of 1964, leaders acquired the site of MBU’s main campus, metropolitan land near Interstate 270 and Highway 40 in West Saint Louis County. In September of 1968, 186 students began classes, more than tripling the institution’s size in just over a decade. In May of 1973, Missouri Baptist College graduated its first class of twenty-nine students, each earning a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1980, Missouri Baptist College began a new chapter of its life with the completion of the Pillsbury-Huff Residence Halls, converting from a commuter campus to a residential institution. In the fall of 1986, MBC began offering courses in both Jefferson and Franklin counties.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 9% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (American Midwest Conference) Baseball (American Midwest Conference) Track (American Midwest Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 13,230 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 610 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,694 | 27% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,848 | 20% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 6,558 | 82% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,758 | 49% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 52% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 7% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 390, Math: 415 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 490, Math: 510 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 76% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 17, Verbal: 15, Math: 16 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 23 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
