Anderson University

Programs: Anderson university (university) is a comprehensive university affiliated with the south carolina baptist convention offering bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Located on approximately 271 acres in the upstate region of south carolina near the foothills of the appalachians, the university features a rigorous education in a supportive christian atmosphere. The university offers 40 baccalaureate majors with 29 minors. The university also offers eight master degrees in the fields of business, criminal justice, education, music education, and nursing, and two doctoral programs, doctor of ministry and doctor of nursing practice. Highlights of the 2016-2017 fiscal yearthe university welcomed its 10th record freshman class in the past 11 years in august as enrollment surpassed the 3,500 mark; meaning anderson enrollment has more than doubled in the past decade. In addition to being a record incoming class, the class of 2019 was also among the most academically qualified the university has ever had. Construction was completed on the largest construction project in school history as the $26 million; 86,000-square-foot g. Ross anderson jr. Student center opened to the campus community in the fall of 2016. The facility has dramatically impacted life on campus as students flock there from early in the morning until late at night to take advantage of the sprawling new dining commons, retail food outlets such as chick-fil-a and einstein's bagels, the new au outfitters store, a new movie theater, game room, fitness center and much more. Anderson's college of health professions continued its major growth and expansion, adding two nurse practitioner programs in greenville including a master of nursing practice and a doctor of nursing practice degree. A new clinical chair of physical therapy was hired in january with the hopes of developing the first school of physical therapy in the upstate of south carolina. Au gained a ranking in the top tier of the u. S. News & world report rankings despite being reclassified in a larger and more competitive category, regional universities. The same publication also named au one of america's "best value schools. Anderson was also named one of "america's 100 best college buys" for the 11th year in a row.