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Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard
Greenville, SC 29614-0001
General information
(864) 242-5100

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificates, Associate degrees, Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificates, Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates, Doctor's degrees, Specialist Degrees
Carnegie classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Number of students: 4,228 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 45

Mission
Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts higher education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above.
 
About this School
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, non-denominational Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. (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. Although not regionally accredited, the university is a member of, and candidate for accreditation 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 5,000 students representing every state and 43 foreign countries and employs a staff of 1,800. It offers degrees in 128 majors and also conducts precollege education from pre-kindergarten through high school. The university's mission statement is, "Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above."
 
History
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. (The former Cleveland campus currently serves as the home of Lee University, an institution supported by the Church of God.) From its inception, BJU has been located in the South "but has never had a predominantly southern constituency." 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. Other states with large representations in the student body are Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. An Island in the Lake of Fire, 148-151
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 11,710$ 10,610$ 9,770
Out of State$ 11,710$ 10,610$ 9,770
Books and Supplies$ 1,279$ 1,236$ 1,227
On-Campus
Room and board$ 5,100$ 5,100$ 4,980
Other Expenses$ 3,754$ 3,627$ 3,593
Off Campus
Room and board$ 8,877$ 8,577$ 4,980
Other Expenses$ 3,754$ 3,627$ 5,394
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 2,003$ 1,935$ 4,054

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 0% ----
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 0% ----
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 0% ----
Loans to students 0% ----
 
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