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    Ranks 1162nd for total enrollment

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    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

    UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, inclusive
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Bob Jones University?

    Ranks 1517th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $9,180 $9,180 $9,180
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $590 $590 $590
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $459 $459 $459
    FT Graduate Tuition $9,180 $9,180 $9,180
    FT Graduate Required Fees $430 $430 $430
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $459 $459 $459
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $19,570 $19,570 $19,570
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $21,371 $21,371 $21,371
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $15,051 $15,051 $15,051

    Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

      In State Out of State
    Theology Degree — Tuition $9,180 $9,180
    Theology Degree — Required Fees $430 $430

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $7,980 trend  $9,770 $7,980 trend  $9,770 $7,980 trend  $9,770
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $1,080 trend  $1,227
    On-Campus – Room & Board $4,740 trend  $4,980
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,500 trend  $3,593
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $4,740 trend  $4,980
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,500 trend  $5,394
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,500 trend  $4,054

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Bob Jones University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsYes
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordN/A / N/A / N/A
    College Prep. CompletionN/A
    RecommendationsN/A
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresN/A
    TOEFLN/A
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce NoNo / No / No
    Study AbroadNo
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Bob Jones University accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareNo
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity3,173
    Meals per Week21
    Room Fee$1,992
    Board Fee$2,988

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Bob Jones University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    N/AN/AN/A
    Black Non-Hispanic
    182038
    Hispanic
    444892
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    4858106
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    246
    White Non-Hispanic
    1,8792,0483,927
    Race Unknown
    181331
    Total 2,009 2,191 4,200

    Most Popular Fields of Study

    The top 5 fields of study completed at Bob Jones University.

      Men Women Total
    35 20 55
    53 1 54
    5 41 46
    21 20 41
    8 31 39

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students are successful graduates?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 27 27
    Actuarial Science
    Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
    Apparel and Textiles, General 4 4
    Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General 1 1
    Art Teacher Education 4 4
    Art/Art Studies, General 10 10
    Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 7 7
    Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 7 7
    Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician
    Bible/Biblical Studies 54 54
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 15 15
    Biophysics
    Broadcast Journalism 1 1
    Building/Construction Site Management/Manager 7 7
    Business Administration and Management, General 20 20
    Business/Commerce, General
    Carpentry/Carpenter 7 7
    Chemistry, General 2 2
    Child Care and Support Services Management 11 11
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production 4 4
    College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 6 6
    Commercial and Advertising Art 10 10
    Communication Disorders, General 2 2
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 7 7
    Computer Engineering, General
    Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 16 16
    Conducting 3 3
    Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other 12 12
    Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General 10 10
    Counseling Psychology 39 39
    Creative Writing 6 6
    Curriculum and Instruction 2 2
    Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv 16 16
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 1
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching 10 10
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2 2
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 6 6
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 7 7
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 4 4
    Elementary Education and Teaching 46 46
    Engineering Physics
    Engineering Science 3 3
    English Language and Literature, General 29 29
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 14 14
    Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other 7 7
    Finance, General 16 16
    Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 4 4
    French Language Teacher Education
    French Language and Literature 1 1
    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 6 6
    General Studies 2 2
    German Language Teacher Education
    German Language and Literature
    Health and Physical Education, General 11 11
    Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 3 3
    History Teacher Education 2 2
    History, General 18 18
    Hospitality Administration/Management, General 3 3
    Housing and Human Environments, Other 17 17
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 5 5
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies 38 38
    International Business/Trade/Commerce 15 15
    International Relations and Affairs 2 2
    Journalism 4 4
    Journalism, Other 2 2
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 2 2
    Landscaping and Groundskeeping 3 3
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 16 16
    Mass Communication/Media Studies
    Mathematics Teacher Education 8 8
    Mathematics, General 2 2
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 15 15
    Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology 5 5
    Music Performance, General 41 41
    Music Teacher Education 16 16
    Music Theory and Composition 1 1
    Music, Other 1 1
    Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 35 35
    Office Management and Supervision 10 10
    Operations Management and Supervision 1 1
    Operations Research
    Physics, General 2 2
    Piano and Organ 15 15
    Political Science and Government, General 5 5
    Pre-Law Studies 3 3
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 18 18
    Pre-Veterinary Studies
    Public Relations/Image Management 3 3
    Radio and Television 6 6
    Religion/Religious Studies 2 2
    Religious Education 55 55
    Religious/Sacred Music
    Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager 15 15
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 1 1
    Secondary Education and Teaching 5 5
    Social Studies Teacher Education 2 2
    Spanish Language Teacher Education
    Spanish Language and Literature 3 3
    Special Education and Teaching, General 9 9
    Speech Teacher Education 2 2
    Speech and Rhetorical Studies 12 12
    Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
    Technical and Business Writing
    Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other 32 32
    Theology/Theological Studies 12 12
    Visual and Performing Arts, General 1 1
    Total 947 947

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Tenure system No
    Average FT Salary N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
    Number of FT Faculty N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
    Total Benefits N/A

    Bob Jones University Summary

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    Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina. (1883-1968), an evangelist and younger contemporary of Billy Sunday, it is the largest private liberal arts university in South Carolina and has a reputation for being one of the most conservative of religious schools in the United States. The university is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, an accrediting organization recognized by the Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The current president of the University is Stephen Jones, the son of the previous president Bob Jones III. The university enrolls approximately 4,200 students representing every state and 50 foreign countries and employs a staff of 1450. BJU also offers elementary and high school classes through “LINC” (Live Interactive Network Classes), an interactive satellite system that allows a teacher in Greenville to communicate with Christian school students across the country. In 2006, about 45,000 students participated in BJU’s distance-learning programs Students and faculty recite the University Creed at chapel services four days a week and at the worship service on Sunday morning. Established in 1927 near Panama City, on the Florida panhandle, Bob Jones College moved to Cleveland, Tennessee in 1933, and to its present campus in Greenville, South Carolina in 1947, where it became Bob Jones University. In 2006, the state with the largest number of students enrolled was South Carolina, but many of these were married students who had moved from other parts of the country to attend the University. The University consists of seven colleges and schools that offer more than 125 undergraduate majors, including fourteen associate degree programs in such fields as cosmetology, aircraft maintenance, residential construction, and culinary arts management. Although BJU has an unranked and untenured faculty, most University employees consider their positions as much ministries as jobs. Early in the history of the college, there had been some hesitancy on the part of other institutions to accept BJC credits at face value, but by the 1960s, BJU alumni were being welcomed by graduate and professional schools throughout the country, and once there, BJU graduates easily proved their competence. By the early 2000s, however, the University quietly reexamined its position on accreditation as degree mills proliferated and various bureaucracies excluded BJU graduates on the grounds that the University did not appear on appropriate governmental lists. The University encourages church planting in areas of the United States where few fundamentalist churches exist, and it has provided financial and logistical assistance to ministerial graduates in starting more than a hundred new works. But because foreign nationals can often reach their own people more effectively than American missionaries, the University also sponsors the education of international students through its “Timothy Program” and “WORLD Fund.” Each fall, as a recruiting tool, the University sponsors a “High School Festival” in which students compete in music, art, and speech (including preaching) contests with their peers from around the country. In the spring, a similar competition sponsored by the American Association of Christian Schools, and hosted by BJU since 1977, brings thousands of national finalists to the University from around the country. The University’s nursing major is approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing, and a BJU graduate with a BSN is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination to become a registered nurse. The University Archives holds copies of all University publications, oral histories of faculty and staff members, surviving remnants of University correspondence, and pictures and artifacts related to the Jones family and the history of the University-including, for instance, decades of working scripts for University stage performances. The university requires all unmarried incoming freshman students under the age of 23 to join one of 48 “literary societies.” (Baroque art was created during-and often for—the Counter-Reformation, and so ironically, BJU has been criticized by some other fundamentalists for promoting “false Catholic doctrine” through its art gallery.) Each Easter season, the University and the Museum and Gallery present the Living Gallery, a series of tableaux vivants recreating noted works of religious art using live models disguised as part of two-dimensional paintings. believed that film could be an excellent medium for mass evangelism, and in 1950, the University established Unusual Films within the School of Fine Arts. Although BJU published its first trade book, a history of fundamentalism, in 1973, BJU Press originated in the need for textbooks for the burgeoning Christian school movement. One of the earliest controversies to swirl around BJU was the break that occurred in the late 1950s between the University and evangelist Billy Graham. Graham had briefly attended Bob Jones College, and the University conferred an honorary degree on him in 1948. Nelson Bell, mailed a fiery ten-page letter to most members of the BJU faculty and student body (as well as to thousands of pastors across the country) accusing Jones of “hatred, distortions, jealousies, envying, malice, false witnessing, and untruthfulness.” In what seemed to the Joneses to be a deliberate affront, Graham held his only American campaign of 1966 in Greenville, South Carolina. Under penalty of expulsion, the University forbade any BJU dormitory s