Anderson University (South Carolina)

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Anderson University

Former name	Anderson College (1911–2006)
Motto	Humanitatem per crucem alere (Latin)
Motto in English	To nourish humanity through the cross
Type	Private university
Established	1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Accreditation	SACS
Religious affiliation	South Carolina Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention)
Endowment	$48.5 million (2023)
President	Evans P. Whitaker
Academic staff	187 full-time, 234 part-time (fall 2021)[1]
Students	4,121 (fall 2022)[1]
Undergraduates	3,237
Postgraduates	884
Location	Anderson , South Carolina , United States 34°30′54″N 82°38′24″W / 34.51500°N 82.64000°W / 34.51500; -82.64000
Campus	305 acres (123 ha), 36 buildings
Colors	Gold, black, & red
Nickname	Trojans
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – SAC
Mascot	Troy the Trojan
Website	andersonuniversity.edu

Anderson University is a private Baptist university in Anderson, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 100 areas of study. Anderson is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[2][3] Anderson participates in NCAA Division II athletics and is a member of the South Atlantic Conference.^[4]

Reestablished in 1911 as Anderson College, it is the successor to Johnson University, which was founded in 1848 by W. B. Johnson. Anderson was initially a female college until 1931 when it became coed. In 2006, it was renamed Anderson University. It consists of eleven distinct colleges and schools.^[5]