College Consensus publishes its top ranked Christian colleges; Messiah breaks top 20

Leslie Penkunas//August 6, 2019

College Consensus has identified the best Christian colleges, according to the combination of published rankings and student reviews. Among the more than Christian colleges evaluated, Messiah College in Mechanicsburg comes in at number 19. The only other two Pennsylvania college to place in the Top 50 are Geneva College in Beaver Falls at number 43, and Eastern University in St. Davids, at number 47 .

College Consensus ranking of the Best Christian Colleges* combines the published rankings of a wide selection of trusted media outlets, with the more trustworthy student review sites, to determine the overall most highly regarded Christ-centered schools. Christian colleges are often judged on a different scale than secular institutions, but for the College Consensus, all colleges – big and small, national and regional, private and public – are put on the same plane. By bringing together published rankings and student reviews into on aggregate ranking, College Consensus gives students a full picture of how a college is perceived. In fact, the loyalty of Christian college graduates often gives Christian institutions an advantage in student reviews.

The College Consensus’ Top 10 Best Christian College are:

1. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2. College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
3. Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
4. Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa
5. John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
6. Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas
7. Dordt College, Sioux City, Iowa
8. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
9. San Diego Christian College, Santee, California
10. Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana

*As defined by the Council for Christian College and Universities; Catholic institutions are not included.

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