Student Leadership
- Student Association (SA) — SA's mission is to "Inform. Impact. Involve." SA informs students about what is happening and informs administration about students' ideas; positively impacts the SBU experience for both current and future students; and involves students outside of the classroom.
- University Activities Council (UAC) — Composed of four areas of leadership and service: Campus Activities, Major Events, Integration of Faith and Culture, and Publicity.
- Welcome Week — SBU's new student orientation event is student-led and organized, allowing current SBU students the opportunity to guide and mentor new students through their transition to SBU.


Spiritual Life and Ministry
- Center for Global Connections — The CGC provides service and mission opportunities throughout the year locally and around the world.
- Locamente — Student-led prayer and worship service held weekly on Thursdays at 10 p.m. at Randolph Chapel
- The Table — A weekly college ministry on-campus involving worship, studying the Word, discipleship, prayer, and accountability small groups.
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes — SBU student-athletes, coaches and other students are invited to participate in Bible studies and activities through FCA.
- KLIFE — SBU students have the opportunity to lead in youth discipleship opportunities in Polk County through KLIFE club meetings and small groups.
Performance Groups
- Forensics (Speaking Bearcats) — SBU's speech and debate team has won 12 national championships and numerous other awards.
- Music ensembles — Both music and non-music majors are invited to audition for a variety of choral and instrumental ensembles.
- Theatre — Both theatre and non-theatre majors have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of theatre arts, with an average of four stage productions per year.

Academic and Professional Organizations
- Apologetics Club
- Association of Computing Machinery
- BACE (Baptist Association of Christian Educators)
- Creative Writing Club
- Delta Mu Delta (business honor society)
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) - Collegiate
- Financial Management Association (FMA)
- JumpStart
- Lambda Phi Eta (Communications)
- Mu Kappa
- National Association for Music Education (NAFME) - Collegiate
- Phi Alpha (social work honor society)
- Pre-Health Society
- Psi Chi (psychology honor society)
- Run2Win peer academic mentoring
- SBU Ambassadors
- Sentrepact
- Sigma Zeta (science and math honor society)
- Social Work Club
- Spanish Club
- Student Athlete Advisory Council
- Student Criminal Justice Society
- Student Missouri State Teachers Association (SMSTA)
- Symphonic Winds Council
- Theta Alpha Kappa (theology honor society)
Social Awareness
- College Democrats
- College Republicans
- Freedom Club
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Other Interests
- Black Student Union
- Disc Golf Club
- Esports club team
- Fencing Club
- Horizons Project
- Infuse Student Media
- International Club
- Intramural Sports
- Maker Club
- Rock Wall Club