Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University

Front Campus Fountain
Motto	Petimus credimus
Type	Private
Established	1917
Chancellor	Bob Jones III
President	Stephen Jones
Students	c. 3,000
Undergraduates	3,600
Postgraduates	600
Location	Greenville , South Carolina , United States
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.bju.edu

Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private Protestant Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina.^[1] The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. (1883-1968), an evangelist. The school has around 3,000 students attending it, and there are 2,755 undergraduate students attending.^[2] Until the 1970s, BJU only allowed white students to attend. Afterwards, it banned interracial dating.^[3]

1. ↑ Bob Jones University Fast Facts
2. ↑ Bob Jones University College Scorecard
3. ↑ "Bob Jones University Apologizes for Its Racist Past". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Retrieved 2020-11-17.