Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC · Private · Small city · BJU
Private institution in Greenville, SC · 2,209 undergraduates · $44,354 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Median graduate debt
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,529862nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,4001,191st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,4001,014th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $34,7701,092nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,585384th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,3541,391st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,8921,157th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.6%438th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%598th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,209889th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.2%1,245th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 84 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 67 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,903 | $60,240 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $46,589 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,668 | $29,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,925 | $35,594 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,467 | $34,908 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,133 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $30,409 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,753 | $29,995 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $28,236 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $24,421 | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $20,140 | $28,598 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Evangelical Christiansource
- Founded in 1927source
- Athletic nickname: "Bruins"source
- Competes in National Christian College Athletic Associationsource
- School colors: Light Blue and Navy and Whitesource
- Mascot: Brody the Bruinsource
- Campus size: about 210 acressource
- Formerly known as "Bob Jones College"source
- Formerly known as "(1927–1947)"source
- Athletic conference: NCCAAsource
- Notable alum: Billy Grahamsource
- Notable alum: Katherine Helmondsource
- Notable alum: Asa Hutchinsonsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NCCAA Division II · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bob Jones University’s 2,209 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Furman UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,322 undergrads
- University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC · 1,958 undergrads
- Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,873 undergrads
- Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 2,624 undergrads
- Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC · 2,640 undergrads
- Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 1,727 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · 2,209 undergrads
- Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA · 2,213 undergrads
- Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR · 2,201 undergrads
- Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA · 2,217 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, PR · 2,201 undergrads
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · 2,198 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebju.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217749)
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- Compare with Furman UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Bob Jones University vs Furman UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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