Founded in 1856, Birmingham-Southern College is a nationally recognized four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church.  The total educational experience at Birmingham-Southern focuses on individual students and their intellectual and ethical development, and offers opportunities for spiritual and physical well-being. The academic program challenges students to understand a range of disciplines and requires the in-depth study of one.  The college is a sheltering institution for Phi Beta Kappa, and is distinguished by a January Interim Term, and honors, study abroad, leadership studies, and service-learning programs.  BSC is recognized nationally for its quality academics and for its value.  Colleges That Change Lives author Loren Pope again selected Birmingham-Southern as one of 40 colleges that are “outdoing the Ivy League schools and the major universities in producing winners.”  The 2008 Fiske Guide to Colleges includes Birmingham-Southern among 26 private colleges and universities nationwide named as a Best Buy for the “quality of the academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance.”  The Princeton Review includes Birmingham-Southern as one of the Best 366 Colleges in the country and as one of America’s Best Value Colleges.

2007 VITAL STATISTICS

 Founded:  1856

Religious Affiliation:  United Methodist Church

Total Enrollment:  1,339

Yearly Tuition and Fees: $24,300

Yearly Room and Board:  $4,820

Average Financial Aid Package:  $19,003

Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid from Any Source:  95%

Student – Faculty Ratio:  12 to 1