BSC Description

Birmingham-Southern College provides a liberal arts education of distinctive quality. The college challenges students to think independently, to examine the arts and sciences aesthetically and critically, and to communicate clearly. It fosters the advancement of scholarship, personal and resourceful learning, and comprehensive advising.

The total educational experience at Birmingham-Southern College focuses on individual students and their intellectual and ethical development, and offers opportunities for spiritual and physical well-being. The academic program challenges students to understand a range of disciplines and requires the in-depth study of one. The college is distinguished by a dedicated faculty, undergraduate scholarship and research, Interim term, leadership studies and service-learning, cross-cultural opportunities, on- and off-campus mentor relationships, and by graduate education within a liberal arts context.

Birmingham-Southern College operates under the auspices of the Alabama-West Florida and North Alabama Conferences of The United Methodist Church, with its most responsible service to the Church being to perform its educational mission with distinction.

Quick Facts

Location

Southeast

Setting

Mid-size City Setting

Type

Private

Affiliation

United Methodist

Size

Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Mascot

Panthers

Nickname

BSC

Website

www.bsc.edu

On-Campus Housing Available

Yes

In-State Tuition

$26,746

Out-of-State Tuition

$26,746

Selectivity

Highly Selective

Enrollment

1,549

BSC Students

Full-Time Undergrad Students
1,412
Freshman Class
424
Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
1,549

Undergraduate vs. Graduate

Undergraduate
91%
Graduate
9%

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
100%
Part-Time
0%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
58%
Out-of-State
42%

Gender of Students

Women
49%
Men
51%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
8%
Asian
4%
Caucasian
82%
Latino
1%
Other
5%

Students State Origin

Alabama
58%
Georgia
12%
Tennessee
8%
Florida
5%
Louisiana
2%
Other
15%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%