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BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE INFORMATION


Birmingham Southern College is located in Birmingham, Alabama and is a private college. Birmingham Southern College is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Birmingham Southern College is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

Birmingham Southern College has a rolling admissions policy, which means that you can apply throughout the year for the upcoming semester.

Birmingham Southern College is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 1,500 students.

Birmingham Southern College accepts about 90% of its applicants on average, and 92% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Birmingham Southern College.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Birmingham Southern College, you can may want to contact Art Weeden, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Birmingham Southern College. You may also qualify for free grants for college in Alabama to attend Birmingham Southern College.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Birmingham Southern College:

  • ACT
  • SAT

If you are interested in joining the Army, Birmingham Southern College does have an ROTC Army program that is available for attending students.

If you are interested in joining the Air Force, Birmingham Southern College does have an ROTC Air Force program that is available for attending students.

If you have taken some advanced placement courses with an applicable test, or obtained credit from an other college, you may be eligible to transfer that credit to Birmingham Southern College.

Birmingham Southern College offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

  • Choral Groups
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Jazz Band
  • Literary Magazine
  • Music Theater
  • Opera
  • Sports
  • Yearbook

On a 4.0 scale, the average high school gpa for students that are entering Birmingham Southern College is 3.2.

You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Birmingham Southern College is 27.

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Birmingham Southern College is 1190.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Birmingham Southern College? Well, about 27% of the student body at Birmingham Southern College comes from outside the state of Alabama.

Are you thinking of joining a fraternity or a sorority while you are attending Birmingham Southern College? You're not alone - about 63% of the students at Birmingham Southern College join a fraternity or sorority.

Do a lot of the students at Birmingham Southern College live on campus? Well, about 88% live on campus, while 12% live off campus and commute to school every day.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE

Birmingham Southern College Address:


900 Arkadelphia Road
BSC Box 549008
Birmingham, Alabama 35254
Phone: 205-226-4600
Fax: 205-226-3082
Web Site: http://www.bsc.edu

Birmingham Southern College admission closing date:


Rolling

Does Birmingham Southern College offer Associate's degrees?


No

Does Birmingham Southern College offer Bachelor's degrees?


Yes

Does Birmingham Southern College offer Master's degrees?


Yes

Does Birmingham Southern College offer Doctoral degrees?


No

Birmingham Southern College average high school GPA:


3.2

Birmingham Southern College average ACT score:


27

Birmingham Southern College average SAT score:


1190

Birmingham Southern College tuition cost (estimate):


$22,260

Birmingham Southern College room & board cost (estimate):


$7,890

Is Birmingham Southern College a private college?


Yes

Is Birmingham Southern College a coed college?


Yes

Birmingham Southern College school calendar:


Semester

Is Birmingham Southern College a 2 year or 4 year college?


4 Years

Birmingham Southern College enrollment:


1,500 Students

Percentage of applicants accepted to Birmingham Southern College


90%

Percentage of students at Birmingham Southern College receiving financial aid:


92%

Percentage of African American students:


6%



Percentage of Asian students:


2%

Percentage of Hispanic students:


1%

Percentage of Caucasian students:


90%

Percentage of students living on campus:


88%

Percentage of students living off campus:


12%



Other Activities Nearby:


Golf Courses in Birmingham


Data provided by Data-lists.com Universities and Colleges Database. Data last updated on 2007-10-05.

BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE IN ALABAMA GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

Federal Pell Grants

Academic Competitiveness (AC) Grant Program

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program

Grants and Scholarships available in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE NEWS

Philanthropist and innovative businessman Larry D. Striplin Jr. '52 passes away
Birmingham-Southern graduate, trustee, prominent businessman, and philanthropist Larry D. Striplin Jr. ’52 died Jan. 23 at a local hospital. He was 82.


Birmingham-Southern College to present Holocaust exhibit and speaker series in February and March
Birmingham-Southern will launch an educational exhibit and lecture series beginning Monday, Feb. 6, to facilitate a platform for understanding what led to and what happened during the Holocaust, from 1933 to 1945.


President Krulak honored for community service by DAR
BSC President Gen. Charles C. Krulak was honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution with its 2012 Community Service Award.


BSC student cast to present comedy The Good Doctor by playwright Neil Simon
Dramatizing the whimsical vision and humor of 19th century Russian author Anton Chekhov, Birmingham-Southern student actors and technicians will produce the college’s first-ever production of Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Good Doctor. The play opens Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the College Theatre/Theatre One. Performances also will be presented Jan. 27-28 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m


World-renowned Chinese acrobats to perform at Birmingham-Southern College Jan. 18
One of the most famous acrobatic groups in China, the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe, will perform at Birmingham-Southern Wednesday, Jan. 18, in celebration of the 2012 Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon.


BSC's January Exploration Term offers students rich learning opportunities
The January Exploration Term at Birmingham-Southern College gives students an exciting change of pace: new projects on campus that address a variety of interests, chances to go global with faculty members, creative research, internships, or opportunities to do independently contracted study experiences across the state and nation—all for academic credit.


Birmingham-Southern student wins award to attend national physics conference
Birmingham-Southern senior Steven Carter won a competitive Conference Experience for Undergraduates Award and will participate in the 2011 fall meeting of the Divisions of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society.


Two Birmingham-Southern College students selected for study trip to Israel
Birmingham-Southern students Kindred Motes and Mandy Shunnarah were two of only 20 American college and university student leaders selected for a trip to Israel to get a close-up look at the United States’ relationship with Israel as well as the issues and challenges Israel faces as a democracy in the Middle East.


Birmingham-Southern student to participate in international U.N. forum in Middle East
Birmingham-Southern College student Sarah McCune, a senior English major from Bozeman, Mont., will attend an international United Nations forum in the Middle East this month with a number of renowned dignitaries.


Birmingham-Southern's new residence halls are first on a college campus in Alabama to achieve LEED certification
Birmingham-Southern College's new Lakeview North and Lakeview South residence halls have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification, making them the first residence halls on a college campus in Alabama to be recognized wi


Birmingham-Southern College Alumni Choir releases first holiday CD
The Birmingham-Southern Alumni Choir has released its debut holiday CD, featuring a collection of Advent and Christmas music made from live performances at the college's annual Carol Service from 1978-2010.


Birmingham-Southern College to recognize five individuals with top alumni awards
Birmingham-Southern College will honor its 2011 Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni at the annual Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 11, in conjunction with the college’s combined Homecoming/Reunion Weekend activities.


Winter dance concert set for Dec. 2-3 at Birmingham-Southern College
Fun-filled, classic, and contemporary Christmas tunes will be played out in dance at Birmingham-Southern’s annual holiday show “A Taste of the Season."


Birmingham-Southern recognizes record-setting tailback Shawn Morris and fall 2011 All-Conference student-athletes
Birmingham-Southern College's record-setting tailback Shawn Morris was honored Nov. 30 during halftime of the men's basketball game with Huntingdon College for his BSC and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference-record 332 yards rushing in the Panthers' H


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