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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Baptist College of Charleston (1960–1990)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Integrating Faith in Learning, Leading and Serving</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1964<span class="noprint">; 61 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1964</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">SACSCOC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Religious affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Baptist_Convention" title="South Carolina Baptist Convention">South Carolina Baptist Convention</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Independent_Colleges" title="Council of Independent Colleges">CIC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$24.4 million<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">B. Keith Faulkner</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">236 Full-time and 125 Part-time (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">360</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">3,418 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,836 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">582 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/North_Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="North Charleston, South Carolina">North Charleston</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state">South Carolina</div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Suburban</a>, 300 acres (121 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#002855; color:white;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A89968; color:black;"> </span> Blue & gold<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Southern_Buccaneers" title="Charleston Southern Buccaneers">Buccaneers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> – <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Bucky</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.charlestonsouthern.edu">www<wbr />.charlestonsouthern<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg/250px-Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg/375px-Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg/500px-Charleston_Southern_University_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="84" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charleston Southern University</b> (<b>CSU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private university</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="North Charleston, South Carolina">North Charleston, South Carolina</a>, United States. It is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Baptist_Convention" title="South Carolina Baptist Convention">South Carolina Baptist Convention</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston Southern University was chartered in 1960 and became the <b>Baptist College of Charleston</b>, where it offered its first classes in the education building of the First Baptist Church of North Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Baptist_Church_(North_Charleston,_SC)_12.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg/220px-First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg/330px-First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg/440px-First_Baptist_Church_%28North_Charleston%2C_SC%29_12.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4027" data-file-height="1719" /></a><figcaption>The school was started in the educational building at the First Baptist Church, 4217 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, South Carolina.</figcaption></figure> <p>The university offered the first instruction at a post secondary level in 1965 and awarded its first degree in 1967. In 1990, the South Carolina Baptist Convention voted to change the university's name from Baptist College at Charleston to Charleston Southern University.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, the university was placed on a censure list issued by the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_University_Professors" title="American Association of University Professors">American Association of University Professors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's and master's degrees. CSU students can choose from more than 50 undergraduate majors and graduate programs such as business, education, criminal justice, computer science, cyber security, Christian studies, graphic design, nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc. Each degree program is combined with a comprehensive <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal arts">liberal arts</a> foundation which is designed to develop <a href="/wiki/Problem_solving" title="Problem solving">problem-solving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Communication" title="Communication">communication skills</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accreditation">Accreditation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Accreditation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston Southern University is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a> (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate degrees.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Baptist_Convention" title="South Carolina Baptist Convention">South Carolina Baptist Convention</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_Southern_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Charleston_Southern_University.jpg/220px-Charleston_Southern_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Charleston_Southern_University.jpg/330px-Charleston_Southern_University.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Charleston_Southern_University.jpg/440px-Charleston_Southern_University.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5845" data-file-height="3902" /></a><figcaption>A view of the campus</figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston Southern is located off Exit 205B on I-26 in <a href="/wiki/North_Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="North Charleston, South Carolina">North Charleston, South Carolina</a>. It is situated on 300 acres (121 ha), formerly the site of a rice and indigo plantation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President">President</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: President"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>B. Keith Faulkner is the fourth and current president of Charleston Southern University. He is the first alumnus of the school to serve as president.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>John A. Hamrick (1964–1984)</li> <li>Jairy C. Hunter Jr. (1984–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dondi_E._Costin" title="Dondi E. Costin">Dondi E. Costin</a> (2018–2023)</li> <li>B. Keith Faulkner (2023–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_activities">Student activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Student activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beyond the classroom, students can participate in a variety of campus activities including academic clubs, service organizations, intramural athletics and campus ministries. Intramural athletic activities include flag football, basketball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, and more. Campus ministries include <a href="/wiki/Cru_(Christian_organization)" title="Cru (Christian organization)">Cru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellowship_of_Christian_Athletes" title="Fellowship of Christian Athletes">Fellowship of Christian Athletes</a>, Campus Outreach, and Elevate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_life">Student life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Single students under 21 years of age are encouraged to live on campus. There are at least four dining facilities on campus; one is the dining hall located in the Student Center, another is Java City located near the library, <a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a> and, the newest addition, The Buc Stop in the Student Center. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics">Athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Southern_Buccaneers" title="Charleston Southern Buccaneers">Charleston Southern Buccaneers</a></div> <p>The university offers intercollegiate athletics for both men and women, competing in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a>. Charleston Southern fields teams in the following sports: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li>Basketball</li> <li>Baseball</li> <li>Softball</li> <li>Football (Division I FCS (I-AA))</li> <li>Women's soccer</li> <li>Cross country</li> <li>Track and field</li> <li>Golf</li> <li>Women's tennis</li> <li>Volleyball</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston_Southern_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_D._Commander" title="Michelle D. Commander">Michelle D. Commander</a> – Associate Director and Curator of the Lapidus Center at the <a href="/wiki/Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture" title="Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_James_(American_football)" title="Charles James (American football)">Charles James</a> – Professional football player and star of HBO's <i>Hard Knocks</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Gandy" title="Sam Gandy">Sam Gandy</a> – Alzheimer's researcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Parnell" title="Bobby Parnell">Bobby Parnell</a> – Professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Scott" title="Tim Scott">Tim Scott</a> – United States Senator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Simpkins" title="Charles Simpkins">Charlie Simpkins</a> – Track and field athlete; 1992 Olympic Games silver medalist in the triple jump</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._J._Swindle" title="R. J. Swindle">R. J. 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State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Aiken" title="University of South Carolina Aiken">USC Aiken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Beaufort" title="University of South Carolina Beaufort">USC Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina" title="University of South Carolina">USC Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Lancaster" title="University of South Carolina Lancaster">USC Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Salkehatchie" title="University of South Carolina Salkehatchie">USC Salkehatchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Sumter" title="University of South Carolina Sumter">USC Sumter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Union" title="University of South Carolina Union">USC Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Upstate" title="University of South Carolina Upstate">USC Upstate</a></li> <li><a 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title="Hardin–Simmons University">Hardin–Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Payne_University" title="Howard Payne University">Howard Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_College" title="Jacksonville College">Jacksonville (Texas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Christian_University" title="Louisiana Christian University">Louisiana Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mars_Hill_University" title="Mars Hill University">Mars Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Mary_Hardin%E2%80%93Baylor" title="University of Mary Hardin–Baylor">Mary Hardin–Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_College" title="Mississippi College">Mississippi College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Baptist_University" title="Missouri Baptist University">Missouri Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Mobile" title="University of Mobile">Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Greenville_University" title="North Greenville University">North Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Baptist_College" title="Northeastern Baptist College">Northeastern Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Baptist_University" title="Oklahoma Baptist University">Oklahoma Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Baptist_University" title="Ouachita Baptist University">Ouachita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samford_University" title="Samford University">Samford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorter_University" title="Shorter University">Shorter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Baptist_University" title="Southwest Baptist University">Southwest Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truett_McConnell_University" title="Truett McConnell University">Truett-McConnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_University" title="Union University">Union 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title="Bethel University (Minnesota)">Bethel (Minnesota)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Lutheran_College" title="Bethany Lutheran College">Bethany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biola_University" title="Biola University">Biola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_University" title="Bluefield University">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushnell_University" title="Bushnell University">Bushnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Baptist_University" title="California Baptist University">California Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_University" title="Calvin University">Calvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbellsville_University" title="Campbellsville University">Campbellsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Baptist_College" title="Central Baptist College">Central Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Christian_College_of_Kansas" title="Central Christian College of Kansas">Central Christian</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charleston Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Christian_University" title="Colorado Christian University">Colorado Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University_Ann_Arbor" title="Concordia University Ann Arbor">Concordia-Ann Arbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University_Chicago" title="Concordia University Chicago">Concordia–Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University_Irvine" title="Concordia University Irvine">Concordia–Irvine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University_Nebraska" title="Concordia University Nebraska">Concordia–Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University_Wisconsin" title="Concordia University Wisconsin">Concordia-Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corban_University" title="Corban University">Corban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornerstone_University" title="Cornerstone University">Cornerstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covenant_College" title="Covenant College">Covenant</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/George_Fox_University" title="George Fox University">George Fox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_College_(Massachusetts)" title="Gordon College (Massachusetts)">Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grace_College_%26_Seminary" title="Grace College & Seminary">Grace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville_University" title="Greenville University">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannibal%E2%80%93LaGrange_University" title="Hannibal–LaGrange University">Hannibal–LaGrange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin%E2%80%93Simmons_University" title="Hardin–Simmons University">Hardin–Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harding_University" title="Harding University">Harding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_International_University" title="Hope International University">Hope International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houghton_University" title="Houghton University">Houghton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston 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