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Undenominational Colleges


Undenominational Higher Education Overview

The largest higher education institution categorized by the US Department of Education as having undenominational affiliation is Azusa Pacific University, or APU, which was founded by merging three Christian institutions: the Azusa College, Arlington College, and Los Angeles Pacific College. Located in Azusa, California, APU confers degrees from ranging from undergraduate through doctoral and professional degrees from several disciplines including liberal arts, nursing, business and music. Another undenominational category school, Biola University, is an Evangelical, private, co-educational university located in La Mirada, California. It was established in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, later renamed Biola College and in 1981, the College was finally named Biola University. This suburban campus offers students degrees from the schools of business, psychology, education and international studies.

SchoolCityStudentsHighest
Degree		Tenure System
Amberton UniversityGarland, TX1,562Masters 
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA8,548Doctoral & professional 
Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA5,893 yes
Boise Bible CollegeBoise, ID170Bachelors 
Clearwater Christian CollegeClearwater, FL604Masters 
College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, TX1,005Bachelors 
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO2,599Masters 
Dallas Theological SeminaryDallas, TX2,024 yes
Patten UniversityOakland, CA1,056Masters 
Phoenix SeminaryPhoenix, AZ177  
San Diego Christian CollegeEl Cajon, CA422Bachelors 
Victory UniversityMemphis, TN1,016Bachelors 
Washington Bible College-Capital Bible SeminaryLanham, MD587Masters 
Western SeminaryPortland, OR748  
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL2,915Doctoral & professionalyes