Birmingham Southern College

Birmingham-Southern College, also known as BSC, was established in 1856. The college was formed by the merger of the Southern University with the Birmingham College. It is a private liberal arts college and is located in Birmingham, Alabama. BSC enrolls national and international students representing over 25 states in the U.S and 20 countries worldwide. The campus of the college has over 40 buildings which are spread over an area of 192 acres. The institution provides disciplinary majors, multi-disciplinary majors, and academic minors in a broad range of subjects.

Birmingham-Southern College offers several clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. These are International Film Club, Multicultural Awareness Organization, and the Black Student Union among others. BSC hosts many Greek chapters. Some of the fraternity and sorority chapters are Alpha Lambda Delta, Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Tau Delta, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

Birmingham Southern College Highlights

Where Birmingham Southern College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, drama and performing arts, music, mathematics, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Birmingham Southern Students

The student enrollment at Birmingham Southern was 1,389 in 2007 (1,354 full-time equivalent).

About 59% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 41% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Birmingham Southern participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Birmingham Southern provides on-campus housing for 1,429 of its 1,354 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Birmingham Southern Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Birmingham Southern is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Birmingham Southern offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 96 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 87 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Birmingham Southern Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: