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Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29614

Official telephone: (864) 242-5100
Website: www.bju.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,721
Full-time undergraduates: 2,496
Part-time undergraduates: 225
Total graduate students: 387
Full-time graduate students: 121
Part-time graduate students: 266
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 71%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Nonresident Alien
11.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
76.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Nonresident Alien
4.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 225 acres
City or town school is located in: Greenville, SC
Population of city/town: 61,397
Nearest major city: Greenville, SC
Population of nearest major city: 61,397
Online campus map: www.bju.edu/about/
campus-map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 77%
Percent of students who live off campus: 23%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 450
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum, gallery, amphitorium, field house, science building, auditorium; seminary/evangelism and fine arts centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, religious
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, yearbook, radio station, television station
Campus-based religious organizations:
Missions Advance
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Collegiate, lyric, and concert choirs; concert and symphonic wind bands; chamber, string, and symphony orchestra; Art Forum, Classic Players, orchestra, Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Conductor's Chorus, instrumental ensembles, string orchestra, modern language club, Community Service Council, Writer's Forum, Extension Ministries, Student Legislature, Media, Mock Trial Team, Mission Team, Pre-Med Forum; Christian Teachers, Opera, University Business, Criminal Justice, and University Nursing Associations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Neal Ring,
Athletic Director
Athletics homepage: www.bju.edu/about/
campus-map/webcams
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Bruins

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
ball fields, fitness center, swimming pool, track; basketball, racquetball, tennis, and volleyball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, water polo

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 51%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 22% immediately

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