Bob Jones University Overview

Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Greenville, South Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Bob Jones University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Bob Jones University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bob Jones University.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 90% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Bob Jones University student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bob Jones University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#28	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#43	Best Value Colleges for Nursing	College Factual
#77	Best Value Colleges for Education	College Factual
#110	Best Value Colleges for Health Professions	College Factual

Where Is Bob Jones University?

Contact details for Bob Jones University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard, Greenville, SC 29614-0001
Phone:	864-242-5100
Website:	www.bju.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BobJonesUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BJUedu

How Do I Get Into Bob Jones University?

You can apply to Bob Jones University online at: www.bju.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bob Jones University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bob Jones University?

Since Bob Jones University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Bob Jones University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 615. Math scores were between 475 and 570.

Bob Jones University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Bob Jones University?

The overall average net price of Bob Jones University is $21,227. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bob Jones University, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,994 a year. That adds up to $23,976 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bob Jones University is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bob Jones University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,647 undergraduate students at Bob Jones University, with 2,273 being full-time and 374 being part-time.

There are also 358 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,273 full-time undergraduates at Bob Jones University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bob Jones University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	1,640
International Students	150
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Bob Jones University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at Bob Jones University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Bob Jones University

There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Bob Jones University. In 2017-2018, 471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bob Jones University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Bob Jones University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bob Jones University was 14.5%. This is the #1,097 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bob Jones University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bob Jones University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	30%
Health & Physical Education	14%
Health Professions	19%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	22%
Liberal Arts General Studies	22%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	14%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	28%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	32%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bob Jones University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bob Jones University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#31
Biblical Studies	#40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#78
Psychology	#88
Theology & Religious Vocations	#93
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#108
Educational Administration	#108
Education	#277

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bob Jones University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	34	6	0	46
Business Administration & Management	0	41	0	0	41
Health & Physical Education	1	35	0	0	36
Theological & Ministerial Studies	6	15	10	1	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	27	4	0	31
Health Sciences & Services	0	29	0	0	29
Accounting	0	27	0	0	27
Nursing	0	27	0	0	27
Communication & Media Studies	0	16	7	0	23
Design & Applied Arts	0	22	0	0	22
General Biology	0	21	0	0	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	10	10	0	20
Music	0	13	7	0	20
General Engineering	0	19	0	0	19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	18	0	0	18
Biblical Studies	0	11	7	0	18
General Education	0	16	0	0	16
Computer Science	0	15	0	0	15
Educational Administration	0	0	12	0	12
International Relations & National Security	0	12	0	0	12
Business Support & Assistant Services	11	0	0	0	11
Culinary Arts	10	0	0	0	10
Computer Information Systems	0	9	0	0	9
General English Literature	0	7	2	0	9
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	7	0	0	9
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	8	0	0	8
History	0	8	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	0	6	2	0	8
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	7	0	0	7
Missionary Studies	0	7	0	0	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	7	0	0	7
Housing	0	5	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	5	0	0	5
Communication Sciences	0	4	0	0	4
Sacred Music	0	3	1	0	4
Romance Languages	0	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	0	0	0	2	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	2
Physics	0	2	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	1	0	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	1	0	0	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Communications Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Carpentry	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0
Operations Research	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0	0
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Cosmetology	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0
Air Transportation	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	500	68	3	607

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.