Boyce College

What Boyce College does

Boyce College is a private Christian undergraduate college founded in 1998 and wholly operated by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) on its Louisville, Kentucky campus. The institution offers bachelor's degree programs in Biblical & Theological Studies, Business Administration, Teacher Education, Humanities, Philosophy/Politics/Economics, Communications, and Music & Worship, all taught from an explicit Christian worldview foundation. It also serves dual enrollment and accelerated Scholars Academy cohorts (high school students at 3.0 GPA minimum), a one-year Worldview Intensive gap program (32 credit hours), and—newly launched in June 2026—two fully online master's degrees in Organizational Leadership and Classical Christian Education (30 credit hours each, completable in one year). Recent graduating classes have ranged from 178 to 190 students drawn from 34 states and 7 countries. The college is led by SBTS President R. Albert Mohler Jr., with Dean Dustin Bruce overseeing academics and Ryan Lister serving as Dean of Students.

The business model is subscription-style tuition revenue: SBC-affiliated students pay $420 per credit hour (the Worldview Intensive Year totals $13,440 for 32 credit hours), with higher rates for non-SBC students, a 10% alumni discount on graduate programs, plus room and board fees at on-campus residence halls (Fuller Hall, Mullins Complex). The college claims families save roughly 40% versus typical private Christian colleges. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and high-touch: Preview Days (record 381 attendees Spring 2025), Be a Bulldog Day overnight visits, Boyce on the Road regional events in Dallas/Indianapolis/Atlanta, 360-degree virtual tours via YouVisit, alumni insight panels, and a Refer a Friend program supplement digital marketing across Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube. The underlying technology platform is conventional higher-ed infrastructure plus the YouVisit virtual tour integration; no proprietary technology stack, AI capabilities, or API offerings are disclosed. As a non-profit subsidiary of SBTS, the institution also benefits from parent endowment and denominational support not captured in tuition revenue.

Name

Boyce College

Legal name

Boyce College

Website

https://boycecollege.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Boyce College is a private Christian undergraduate college in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offering biblically-grounded bachelor's, master's, and gap-year programs in ministry, business, education, and the liberal arts for residential and online students across the U.S. and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religiously Affiliated Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAF), Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Christian higher education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate theological education
• Biblical worldview education
• Ministry preparation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition: Students pay tuition for undergraduate degree programs. Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) students receive discounted rates at $420 per credit hour. The Worldview Intensive Year program costs $13,440 total for 32 credit hours for SBC students.
2. Graduate Tuition: New master's programs (M.A. in Organizational Leadership and M.A. in Classical Christian Education) are offered fully online at 30 credit hours each. Boyce alumni receive a 10% tuition discount.
3. Room and Board: Students living on campus pay for dormitory housing and meal plans, which include room, electricity, water, internet, and cable television.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Boyce College is the undergraduate college of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offering four-year residential undergraduate programs and graduate programs in areas including Biblical & Theological Studies, Business, Teacher Education, Worship and Music, Communications, Humanities, and Philosophy/Politics/Economics. All programs integrate a Christian worldview foundation with academic rigor and ministerial preparation, including fully online master's degrees, a gap-year Worldview Intensive Year, and dual-enrollment tracks for high school students.

Product overview

Boyce College offers a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate degree programs designed to train students with a biblical foundation for ministry and the marketplace. The core undergraduate offerings include Biblical & Theological Studies, Business Administration, Teacher Education, Humanities, Philosophy/Politics & Economics, Communications, and Music & Worship programs. The college has recently expanded into graduate education with two fully online Master of Arts programs: Organizational Leadership and Classical Christian Education, both requiring 30 credit hours and completable in one year. Additional programs include the Worldview Intensive Year (a one-year, 32-credit gap-year program), Dual Enrollment for high school students, and the Boyce Scholars Academy for accelerated high school students. All programs integrate Christian worldview formation with academic rigor and practical ministry preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Four-year residential undergraduate programs including Biblical & Theological Studies, Business Administration, Teacher Education, Humanities, Philosophy/Politics/Economics, Communications, and Music & Worship, all taught from a Christian worldview foundation. Designed for high school graduates seeking Christian higher education and preparation for ministry or marketplace leadership.
• Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Fully online graduate program designed to equip Christians for leadership across every sphere of society, including church, community, home, business, and non-profit organizations. Requires 30 credit hours, completable in one year. Boyce alumni receive a 10% tuition discount.
• Master of Arts in Classical Christian Education Fully online graduate program extending Boyce's existing undergraduate preparation for classical educators to the graduate level. Requires 30 credit hours, completable in one year. Boyce alumni receive a 10% tuition discount.
• Worldview Intensive Year A one-year gap-year program that prepares students for any future area of study, grounding them in the Christian worldview. Students earn 32 credit hours of accredited college credit. Tuition rate for SBC students is $420/hour ($13,440 total).
• Dual Enrollment Program for high school students (minimum 15 years old, 3.0 GPA) to take college courses. Students may take up to two courses per fall/spring semester, one course during winter/summer, and a maximum of 33 credit hours total while in high school.
• Boyce Scholars Academy An accelerated program for high school juniors (11th grade) with 3.0 GPA who wish to complete 42 credit hours (14 classes) through dedicated tracks before completing high school.
• On-Campus Room and Board Residential housing for undergraduate students at the Louisville campus, including dormitory rooms (Fuller Hall, Mullins Complex), electricity, water, internet, cable television, lounges, free laundry facilities, community kitchens, and 24-hour security.

Quantifiable outcome

• 190 students graduated from 34 states and 7 countries in 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lakeview Baptist Church (Alabama)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding partnership between Lakeview Baptist Church and Boyce College. The Boyce Worship Collective traveled to lead worship at Lakeview's annual Fuel Event, a student ministry discipleship retreat serving middle and high school students. The church relationship grew out of former Boyce professor Brian Payne's ministry, now pastor at Lakeview. This partnership provides real ministry experience for worship students in faithful Southern Baptist churches.
• Christ Covenant Church (Atlanta, GA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrist Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA, where former Boyce College Director of Student Development Dr. Chris Smith joined as Young Adult Ministry leader. The church is part of the growing team at Christ Covenant where Southern Seminary alum Jason Dees serves as Senior Pastor, focusing on deploying ministry leaders in the church, city, and world.
• The Legacy Center (On-Campus Hotel)minorOthersThe Legacy Center, located on the campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offers special conference rate pricing for visitors to Boyce College events, including the Encouraged and Equipped Teachers Conference. Contact information provided for lodging coordination.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bob Jones University: Conservative Christian university in South Carolina offering undergraduate and graduate programs grounded in biblical worldview across liberal arts and professional majors; comparable in doctrinal conservatism and residential character.
• Biola University: California-based evangelical university with undergraduate and graduate programs in theology, business, education, and humanities built on a Christian worldview; comparable faculty profile (e.g., shared hires like Ryan Lister) and broad academic structure.
• Wheaton College: Top-tier evangelical liberal arts college in Illinois with residential undergraduate programs emphasizing Christian worldview integration across majors; directly comparable in faith-integrated liberal arts positioning, though larger in scale.
• Moody Bible Institute: Chicago-based undergraduate and graduate Bible college with a similar evangelical doctrinal-focus and residential model serving ministry-bound students; directly comparable in mission, scale, and faculty-leader brand.
• Houston Christian University: Formerly Houston Baptist University; Baptist-affiliated Texas university offering undergraduate programs and online graduate degrees in leadership and education; comparable denominational context, online graduate ambitions, and target student profile.
• Bryan College: Tennessee-based evangelical college with Bible/theology core, business, education, and humanities programs; comparable size, denominational affiliations (Southern Baptist-friendly), and worldview-centered curriculum.
• Dallas Baptist University: Texas-based Baptist university offering undergraduate and graduate programs including online Master's in leadership and education; directly comparable denominational affiliation and online graduate expansion strategy.
• Cedarville University: Baptist-affiliated evangelical university in Ohio offering undergraduate programs integrating biblical worldview with professional preparation; closely comparable in doctrinal fidelity, denominational sponsorship, and program mix.

Others

• The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Boyce's parent institution — the seminary itself offers graduate theological degrees (M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.) online and on-campus. Not a competitor but the strategic operator whose faculty, leadership, brand, and resources Boyce leverages as its primary moat.

Broad incumbents

• Liberty University: Largest evangelical university in the U.S., offering vast online undergraduate and graduate programs in ministry, business, education, and theology; directly competes with Boyce's newly launched online Master's degrees and NCAA-level athletics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boycecollege
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCY6l3lJUgD-0X_u_eBHeI2g
• Facebookfacebook.com/boycecollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/boycecollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boycecollege

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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