EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (ETBU) is more than just an institution of higher education. The vibrant, Christ-centered community is driven by faith, educational excellence, and servant leadership development with a commitment to nurturing student passions and to equipping them for their unique purposes.
ETBU’s guiding light is its unwavering faith in God and the belief in the transformative power of education rooted in Christ’s teachings. On campus, in the local community, and across the globe, ETBU students are actively involved in making a difference for the Kingdom of God.
ETBU offers more than 45 undergraduate majors and fifteen graduate programs on a beautiful 253-acre campus is nestled in the Piney Woods town of Marshall. With over 1,800 students, a student/faculty ratio of 15:1, and an average undergraduate class size of twenty, students experience a nurturing environment with rigorous curricular and cross-cultural learning experiences such as University Honors and Global Study and Serve.
ETBU competes in eighteen NCAA sports. Club sports including hockey, bass fishing, lacrosse, pom, and cheer are supplemented by more than fifty student organizations and ministries.