Boston Baptist College

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads19

Student:faculty6:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate0%

6-yr grad rate14.3%

Drop-out rate66.7%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$14k

Out-of-state tuition$14k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity26.3%

Gender diversity31.6%

International0%

IdentityBaptist

Overview

Boston Baptist College is a small, conservative evangelical college in the Boston area built around training men and women for vocational ministry — pastors, missionaries, worship leaders, and Christian educators. It operates from a doctrinal statement rooted in Baptist fundamentalism, and the college frames every major, not just its Bible and theology programs, as preparation for church and mission work.

Academics

The curriculum runs Bible and theology coursework through general-education majors like education, music, and business, so a student studying elementary education still takes a substantial core of biblical studies alongside methods courses. Class sizes are small enough that professors — many of whom are pastors or missionaries themselves — know students individually, and practical ministry experience such as church internships and mission trips is built into degree requirements rather than treated as an add-on.

Getting in

Admission looks for a personal testimony of faith and a pastoral or church reference alongside academic records, and applicants are expected to affirm the college's doctrinal statement. It functions less as a competitive selection process than as a fit check for students already oriented toward vocational ministry.

Worth knowing

Chapel attendance, a conduct code, and campus-wide spiritual-formation expectations are woven into daily life rather than treated as optional extras — students should expect a school culture organized around shared faith commitments rather than a secular residential-college experience.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate90.9%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying