American Baptist College
Tuition per year
$13,604
$24,140 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
46
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
13.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 21.7%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Website
- www.abcnash.edu
- Undergraduates
- 46
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Nashville
- Nearest international airport
- Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 8 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Baptist
- President
- Derrick Jackson (President)
- Phone
- 6152561463
- Address
- 1800 Baptist World Ctr Dr, Nashville, TN 37207-9980
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | - |
Students
46 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 59:41 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 29
- First-year undergraduates 9
- Transfers and others 8
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (46)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
1 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$24,140
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,604
- Room and board
- $10,536
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 35% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 69%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$6.3M
Expenses$6.0M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · 3.9 mi
U.S. News #16
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Belmont UniversityNashville · 4.6 mi
U.S. News #208
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville · 6.7 mi
U.S. News #250
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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville · 71.7 mi
U.S. News #299
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The University of the SouthSewanee · 84.5 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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University of Alabama--HuntsvilleHuntsville · 102.5 mi
U.S. News #262
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Centre CollegeDanville · 149.2 mi
Liberal Arts #54
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University of LouisvilleLouisville · 150.3 mi
U.S. News #179
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Oakland City UniversityOakland City · 150.9 mi
U.S. News #250
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of American Baptist College include John Lewis (Civil rights leader and US congressman from Georgia), James Bevel (Minister and strategist of the civil rights movement) and C. T. Vivian (Minister and civil rights leader, ally of Martin Luther King Jr).
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John Lewis 1940–2020
Civil rights leader and US congressman from Georgia
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James Bevel 1936–2008
Minister and strategist of the civil rights movement
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C. T. Vivian 1924–2020
Minister and civil rights leader, ally of Martin Luther King Jr
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Bernard Lafayette 1940–2026
Civil rights activist and Baptist minister
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Cleavant Derricks 1910–1977
Pastor, songwriter and choir director
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.