Spring Hill College

Spring Hill College
MottoIn Colle Exaltatus Fons Sapientiae (Latin)
Motto in English
A Spring of Wisdom Lifted Up on the Hill[1]
TypePrivate college
Established1830; 194 years ago (1830)
Religious affiliation
Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations
AJCU
Endowment$24.8 million (2019)[2]
PresidentMary H. Van Brunt
Academic staff
79 full-time
Students1,046
Undergraduates933
Postgraduates113
Location,
U.S.

30°41′39″N 88°8′14″W / 30.69417°N 88.13722°W / 30.69417; -88.13722
CampusUrban -
32 buildings 18-hole golf course, 381 acres (154 ha)
Colors   Purple & white
NicknameBadgers
MascotBeaumont
Websitewww.shc.edu

Spring Hill College is a private Jesuit college in Mobile, Alabama. It was founded in 1830 by Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile. Along with being the oldest college or university in the state of Alabama, it was the first Catholic college in the South, is the fifth-oldest Catholic college in the United States, and is the third-oldest member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

  1. ^ 2019-2020 Bulletin of Information (PDF). Mobile, Alabama: Spring Hill College. p. 11. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2020.