4000 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36608

Ranked as one of the top 15 colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report, Spring Hill College is a private liberal arts Catholic Jesuit school located in Mobile, Alabama. Founded in 1830 as an all men's school by the first bishop of Mobile, Michael Porter, Spring Hill College is the oldest college in the South and the third oldest Jesuit college in the country.

The college survived during the Civil War, but students were temporarily relocated in 1869 when a fire destroyed the main building. In 1935, the high school that operated separately on campus was closed. The college underwent many changes after World War II, thanks to returning veterans who wanted to continue their education on the G.I. Bill. During the Civil Rights era in the 1950s, the school began admitting both women and blacks.

Today, Spring Hill College offers undergraduate programs in the following areas: business, communication/arts, international studies, interdivisional studies, language and literature, nursing, philosophy and theology, political science, sciences, social sciences, teacher education. Spring Hill College's academic standards are high and a high percentage of students who graduate from Spring Hill College are accepted to graduate programs or find jobs in their fields.

Students also have a choice of graduate programs, which include business, education, liberal arts, nursing, and theological studies.

Known as The Hill, the Mobile campus is situated in a park-like setting. More than 80 percent of Spring Hill College's students live on campus at one of 8 residence halls. Spring Hill College also offers off-campus studies in Atlanta, Birmingham and Jackson.

Quick Facts:

More than 80 percents of students graduating with an eye on the health field are accepted to graduate or a health-related Professional School. The school also boasts that 100 percent of its nursing graduates pass the national certification program test on the first try.

More than 90 percent of the students graduating from Spring Hill College's communications school find jobs within their field within three months.

Students graduating from the teacher program at Spring Hill College have a 100 percent first attempt pass rate on the teaching certification test. Also, 100 percent of graduates have success finding a job in the teaching field.

Mascot: Badgers

Spring Hill College offers the opportunity to participate in these sports: men's baseball, women's volleyball and softball and men's and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer and tennis.

Intramural sports are also available on the Spring Hill College campus and the school is a member of the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association.

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