Campbell University

Campbell University
Former names
Buies Creek Academy (1887–1926)
Campbell Junior College (1926–1961)
Campbell College (1961–1979)
MottoAd astra per aspera (Latin)
Motto in English
"To the stars through difficulties"
TypePrivate university
EstablishedJanuary 5, 1887 (January 5, 1887)
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina[1]
Academic affiliation
NAICU
Endowment$209.3 million (2021)[2]
Budget$247.8 million[2]
PresidentJ. Bradley Creed
Students5,622
Location, ,
United States

35°24′30″N 78°44′22″W / 35.40833°N 78.73944°W / 35.40833; -78.73944
CampusFringe town[3], 850 acres (3.4 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Campbell Times
ColorsOrange and black[4]
   
NicknameFighting Camels
Sporting affiliations
MascotGaylord the Camel
Websitewww.campbell.edu

Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, School of Education, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, and the School of Engineering. Nearby is the Health Sciences Campus, home to the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing. Campbell also operates a Raleigh Campus in downtown Raleigh, which is home to the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law as well as other programs. It maintains additional satellite campuses in Fort Liberty/Pope Air Force Base and at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and provides online classes through adult and online education. The university athletics teams are the Fighting Camels; its athletics programs field 20 NCAA Division I teams.

  1. ^ Southern Baptist Convention, Colleges and Universities Archived June 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, sbc.net, USA, retrieved October 22, 2022
  2. ^ a b "Campbell University Annual Report 2022 by Campbell University - Issuu". January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "IPEDS - Campbell University". Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Color Palette | Campbell University". Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

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