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MEMBER INSTITUTIONS Clarks Summit, PA ClarksSummitU.edu GoCSUDefenders.com
Clarks Summit University EST. 1932
Enrollment: 645 Quick Facts:
• More than 50 undergraduate academic programs include majors in business and communications, health and sports sciences, human services, Christian ministries
and education.
• The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre region ranks among the safest metro areas in the nation.
• Over 50 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs.
• 56% of students are from 29 states other than Pennsylvania
More Information:
www.clarkssummitu.edu/about-csu/history
Highlights in History:
• 1932 – Baptist Bible Seminary begins in Johnson City, New York
• 1952 – Inception of athletics program
• 1968 – Campus moves to Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
• 1970 – Name changes to Baptist Bible College
• 1972 – School of Theology (Baptist Bible Seminary) founded
• 1984 – Accreditation by Middle States Association
• 1989 – Graduate School is launched
• 2016 – Name changes to Clarks Summit University
• 2017 – Named the “Most Beautiful Bible College in the Country”
Key Athletic Success
in the CSAC:
• 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Champions • 2018 Women’s Cross Country Champions • 2019 Men’s Tennis Champions
MISSION: Clarks Summit University serves undergraduate, graduate and seminary students by preparing them for lives of significant service for the cause of Jesus Christ in a variety of ministries
and careers.
“The Colonial States Athletic Conference provides our student-athletes an opportunity to have tradition and athletic excellence. The leadership and member institutions buy into the NCAA division III values, which are focused on the development of the student-athlete as a person as well as a competitive athlete. Clarks Summit University considers it a privilege to be a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference.” - MIKE SHOW, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
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