<p>Oh, also - John Brown University, Central Baptist College, Williams Baptist College, and Arkansas Baptist College, all in AR.</p>
<p>I'm confused.......what about the University of notre dame? It's catholic, but very christian</p>
<p>i have looked in Wheaton and requested information. I have also requested info from several other suggestions here. If their are anyother suggestions please post them.</p>
<p>Not Pensacola Christian College. Read <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/465744-help-parents-forcing-me-go-pcc-instead-uf.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/465744-help-parents-forcing-me-go-pcc-instead-uf.html</a> if you want the juicy details.</p>
<p>Bob Jones University</p>
<p>Covenant College in Lookout Mtn. TN</p>
<p>Agree with the suggestion of Wheaton. Anecdotally, I know someone who went to Wheaton and is now going to Vanderbilt Law School, so the Wheaton name presumably wasn't a disadvantage the way that some of the other colleges would likely be disadvantages.</p>
<p>Do you want a place where the "secular" world will recognize / respect, or do you not much care if it has any reputation outside the Christian world? Wheaton falls into the first category, for example; Liberty U, the second.</p>
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Columbia Student, USD, USF, and Santa Clara are Catholic schools. While Catholics are of course Christians, people who ask about specifically Christian schools are usually not looking at Catholic schools. (OP, correct me if I'm wrong and if you want a list of Catholic schools -- I know a lot about them.)
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<p>Thanks for the clarification. I almost suggested BYU. I thought they are all Christians. :D</p>
<p>You know there is a Christian fellowship or experience on almost every campus in the country. I wouldn't limit the potential for your Christian experience college experience to just Christian schools per se.</p>
<p>La Sierra University, Andrews University, Pacific Union College, Walla Walla College</p>
<p>Definitely make sure your college has good academics and ACCREDITED CLASSES. That way you can transfer into another college easily just in case you don't like the social environment. </p>
<p>I heard Bob Jones University got sued not too long ago for having such strict measures. I definitely want to have open relationships with the opposite sex. They're usually Baptist schools, I think.</p>
<p>thanks for the posts guys. I got a phone call from Wisconsin Lutheran College last night. Has anyone ever heard of it??</p>
<p>One of the reasons colleges have the reputation as "liberal" is because they are a melting pot of ideas and cultures where peoples' worldviews are confronted with other equally as vaild worldviews. What usually shakes out is an openness that moves beyond any particular denomination. </p>
<p>You're probably 17. You're probably going to change and grow alot over the next four years as you expand beyond the perspectives with which you were raised into your adult perspective. Being a "strong" Christian today in the conventional sense very well may not be who you are by the time you move through this transition into adulthood. I'd be careful locking yourself into any one particular worldview so young. There's plenty of opportunities to pursue any number of religious interests (from Christian to Buddhist to Pagan) on pretty much any campus in the country.</p>
<p>(It is rather funny how the word "Christian" has been co-opted by one sect. I think my Catholic mother and childhood priest would be pretty shocked to learn they aren't Christians!)</p>
<p>I have found the posts here very helpful. However I am wondering if goin to Houghton College or Northwestern College(IA) would hurt my chances of getting into law school.</p>
<p>No, it won't hurt your chances. These schools will carry the same weight as secular liberal arts schools with similar statistics. But top tier law schools are probably more likely to accept people from top tier public and private universities and top tier liberal arts colleges.</p>
<p>Megan, I live just a couple miles from Wisconsin Lutheran College. It's a small college that has been "growing up" in the last fifteen years or so. It has a compact but pretty campus in a very pleasant suburb adjacent to Milwaukee. It is a stone's throw from a large Medical campus that includes several large hospitals and the Medical College of Wisconsin. The WL college buildings are all fairly new and rather attractive, and there are some wonderful performing arts facilities.</p>
<p>I am, to say the least, no expert on Christian colleges or the differences among the various Christian sects but the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod (with which the college is affiliated) is -- as I understand it from a close friend whose children went to an affiliated High School -- on the conservative end of the various Lutheran synods.</p>
<p>Anyway, Wisconsin Lutheran is a pretty little school in a nice location but adjacent to a vibrant big city with all its cultural and social amenities. I know a young lawyer who is a graduate and he is a very bright fellow, and I believe he valued his education there. </p>
<p>All that said, I concur with those above who have advised that you keep your eyes and your mind open during the college experience. Good luck.</p>
<p>Have you asked at your church for a list of colleges supported by your denomination? Someone should have a current list.</p>
<p>If your church is independent, stroll into the parish offices of all the other churches in town and ask them for their lists. Some may even have reply cards from their colleges posted on a bulletin board, or in a denominational magazine. My neice filled out one of those several years ago and got on the mailing list for every ELCA Lutheran college in the US. She visited several and eventually applied to (and was accepted at) two of them.</p>
<p>Whenever the question about Christian Universities gets asked many people tend to just rattle off "that one school I heard of that my friend's sister is going to" rather than offering solid comparisons and sound advice. </p>
<p>For example: take a look at the US News rankings. The highest ranked TRULY Christian Liberal Arts College is Wheaton in Ill. The highest ranked TRULY Christian National (top tier) University is Biola University. </p>
<p>Both of these universities do a phenomenal job of balancing academic rigor, faith, and modern culture. Both universities rebuke "fundamentalist" thought in that they wholly accept science and rational inquiry and seek to balance it within the tenets of the Christian faith. Yet both universities require all faculty and students to be professing Christians. You won't find more respected and academically rigorous institutions anywhere. </p>
<p>Please do not listen to people who haven't done adequate research into this topic and are just throwing out names. Here are links so you can go find out for yourself:</p>
<p>Biola</a> University
Wheaton</a> College</p>
<p>Here are some recent accolades for Biola:</p>
<p>Cover of NY Times: <a href="http://www.biola.edu/news/downloads/nytimesarticle.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.biola.edu/news/downloads/nytimesarticle.pdf</a></p>
<p>Feature Segment on Nightline: News</a> & Events « News & Events « Biola University</p>
<p>Tonight Show with Jay Leno: YouTube</a> - Biola University Chorale</p>
<p>Biola Defeats Rival APU: YouTube</a> - Biola Beats Azusa Pacific</p>
<p>Peer Assessment in USNWR is usually low for Christian colleges and since PA counts for 25%, these schools end up ranked lower than they should be. To get a better idea of the caliber of students attending a Christian college, look at the SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>Wheaton is ranked 59 but should probably be in the top 40.
Biola was fourth tier a few years ago and now is third tier. The Torrey honors program is outstanding.
Grove City was recently recategorized and moved onto the LAC list. It is in the third tier, by virtue of a low PA, but has excellent academics.</p>
<p>I recommend All-American Colleges book, because it provides an in-depth write up of each school, which is unusual for a college guide. Most guides tell you a little bit about a whole bunch of schools. AAC tells you a bunch about a few schools. However, there is no substitute for visiting a school, staying overnight, and sitting in on a few classes.</p>
<p>btw - this has bothered me all along.</p>
<p>It's universities (plural), not university's (possessive).</p>
<p>Sorry. I'm a grammar nazi.</p>
<p>Good luck in your selection!</p>