The Institution's history dates back to 1874 when a group of Presbyterians from
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, headed by the Reverend Doctor Charles Allen Stillman, presented an overture to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States asking the Church to establish a training school for Black male ministers. Authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1875, Stillman held its first classes in the Fall of 1876 and was chartered as a legal corporation by the State of Alabama in 1895.
The Library holds approximately 115,000 volumes in all areas and subscribes to 410 American and foreign periodicals, including twenty-one newspaper subscriptions from various sections of the country. It also houses the college archives and the media services area.
Located in Tuscaloosa County, Stillman has a total enrollment of approximately 800. Their programs lead to a choice of several bachelors degrees.
Student housing is available for 578.
