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For Immediate Release
RE: Missouri Baptist University Named as One of America’s Best Christian Colleges
Missouri Baptist University Named as One of America’s Best Christian Colleges
September 20, 2004
Missouri Baptist University has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year as one of America’s Best Christian Colleges on the basis of an evaluation of the nation’s colleges and universities.
Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc., an independent research organization specializing in higher education, surveyed 1,459 four-year institutions to identify schools with an academically superior student body and which incorporate Christian principles and beliefs into the educational environment.
“The best students are attracted to the best colleges,” according to Lewis T. Lindsey, Jr., President of Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc., "and the students attending Missouri Baptist University are among the nation's best."
To be considered for the designation of America's Best Christian Colleges an institution must be an accredited, four year college or university which provides facilities for the support of a dynamic on-campus residential education, offering opportunities to qualified students for financial assistance based on need, academics and athletic merits. All colleges must be affiliated with a recognized Christian denomination or be a non-denominational institution providing an educational experience incorporating fundamental Christian principles and beliefs into the instructional and social aspects of the students' lives.
“We believe the goal of education should be to know Jesus Christ because He is the foundation of all knowledge and learning,” says Vice President for Student Development Dr. Andy Chambers. “That’s why we’re different. That’s why students come to MBU.”
MBU is one of 25 Baptist Colleges recognized for its superior standing among all Christian institutions. Missouri institutions include Rockhurst University, Southwest Baptist University, and Saint Louis University.
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Missouri Baptist University is a premier Christian university in Saint Louis, offering graduate and undergraduate studies in over thirty specialized fields and nine degrees. MBU's education and fine arts programs are nationally known in addition to business, religion, administration of justice, and more. MBU is one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Missouri with an enrollment of over 4,500 students at five locations in the bi-state region — West County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County, Franklin County and the new Illinois extension at Lewis and Clark Community College.
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