BJU at a Glance
Founded: 1927
Location: Our campus is in Greenville, S.C.
Description: Christian liberal arts university
Status: Non-profit, tax-exempt
President: Steve Pettit
Number of Students: Around 3,000
Student Body: 72% live on campus and 28% live off, 35% were homeschooled
Tuition: Before financial aid, the 2020-21 tuition for one semester is $9,550, and room/board is $3,950.
Degrees: A wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in 5 schools, a college and a seminary
Top 10 academic programs include:
- Accounting
- Biblical Studies
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Elementary Education
- Engineering
- Graphic Design
- Health Sciences
- Nursing
- Premed
Accreditation: Regionally accredited by SACSCOC and nationally accredited by TRACS
Athletics: Intercollegiate and intramural
Mascot: Bruins
Test Scores:
- Our cumulative NCLEX pass rate since 2002 is above 95%, and our nursing graduates typically outperform national and South Carolina pass rates.
- Medical school acceptance rates for BJU premed graduates average greater than 80% versus the current national average of 41%. BJU graduates have been admitted to 80 different medical schools in 30 states.
- BJU graduates pursuing medical careers consistently score in the top 25% of the nation on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Our 2018 premed graduates pursuing medical careers averaged between the 94th and 95th percentile on the MCAT.
- Engineering graduates have a pass rate of 90% on the National Engineering Exam.