50 Largest Christian Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

Grove City makes biggest jump; Moody Bible Institute sees biggest drop

Below is a list of the 50 largest Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries in the MinistryWatch database.

This list is compiled from the most recent data available from the Internal Revenue Service, which in all cases means we used 2023 data.

This list should not be interpreted as a list of recommended ministries.  They are ranked by total revenue, and not by effectiveness, financial efficiency, or any other measure.  That said, the Financial Efficiency rating and the Transparency Grade of the ministries are listed. We also listed the 2023 rank of each college.

This list is usually fairly static from year to year. Indeed, the first six colleges remain unchanged from last year’s list. There were no additions to the top 10 colleges, though Hillsdale moved from #8 to #7 and Samford fell from #7 to #10.

Here are a few other significant changes:

• Grove City College jumped from #47 to #38. This was the biggest jump on this year’s list.
• Moody Bible Institute registered the biggest decline, falling from #11 to #40.
• Dordt University made the Top 50 list for the first time, entering the list at #49.
• Hardin-Simmons saw a revenue decline of $12 million and fell off the list.
• Other colleges that made significant upward moves include Palm Beach Atlantic (25 to 20), Dallas Baptist (32 to 24), and Taylor University (39 to 33).
• Colleges with significant drops in their rankings include Bethel University – Minnesota (22 to 35) and Ashland College (19 to 32).

To learn more about these institutions, click on the ministry’s name and read the complete MinistryWatch profile on this organization.

If you would like to know more about our Financial Efficiency Rating, click here.  If you would like to know more about our Transparency Grades, click here.