Anderson, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 4,710 students in fall 2024, including 3,683 undergraduates and 1,027 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Anderson University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 94 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Education, General, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 1,154 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 29 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
4,710
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
1,154
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
94
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 94
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
738
Master's degrees
311
Doctoral degrees (research)
50
Professional doctorates
37
Certificates under 1 year
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
14
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,710
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,683
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,027
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,245
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,018
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,227
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
29
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
South Atlantic Conference
President
Evans Whitaker
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact