Anderson University Evans P. Whitaker, Ph.D., President Campus Scripture Verse for 2021–22 (b)ut those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) For God and humanity, Anderson University seeks to be an innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive university where liberal arts, professional studies, and graduate studies thrive within an uplifting, welcoming, and distinctively Christian community of diverse faculty, staff, and students dedicated to intellectually rigorous learning, a caring, and hospitable campus culture, and personal transformation. Highlights 2021 • The largest incoming class in the history of the institution joined the Anderson University family for the 2021–22 year: a total of 874 new students—775 freshmen and 99 transfers. • Anderson University continues to be recognized as one of the best universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Its latest rankings and distinctions include: o Best College among regional universities in the South: Ranked 42nd (U.S. News & World Report); o Best Value among regional universities in the south: Ranked 26th (U.S. News & World Report); o Most Innovative among regional universities in the south: Ranked 16th (U.S. News & World Report); o Best Undergraduate Teaching among regional universities in the south: Ranked 11th (U.S. News & World Report); o Among the Best Southeastern universities (The Princeton Review); o Online Bachelor Programs: Ranked 5th in South Carolina; Ranked 68th nationally (U.S. News & World Report); o Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programs: Ranked 2nd in South Carolina (U.S. News & World Report); o Online Graduate Education Programs: Ranked 3rd in South Carolina; Ranked 91st nationally (U.S. News & World Report); o Online Graduate Nursing Programs: Ranked 3rd in South Carolina; Ranked 68th nationally (U.S. News & World Report); o Best Student Engagement: Ranked 26th among all universities in the United States (Wall Street Journal, 2020) o Four-time Apple Distinguished School
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