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Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Bob Jones University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,734, made up of 2,312 undergraduates and 422 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Christian.

Bob Jones University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 125 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Counseling Psychology, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 598 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,734
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
598
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
125
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 125

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 23
Business, Management and Marketing 14
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Health Professions 7
Visual and Performing Arts 17
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 6
Engineering 5
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
English Language and Literature 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Social Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Physical Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
History 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
439
Associate degrees
47
Master's degrees
107
Doctoral degrees (research)
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,734
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,312
Graduate students, fall 2024
422
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,340
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,734
Graduate students, 2024-25
606
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
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
54%
Men
46%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
35%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Christian
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Bruce McAllister
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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