| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Seventh Day Adventists |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is today the flagship university of the Seventh-day Adventist school system.
Andrews University was founded as a small, Seventh-day Adventist school called Battle Creek College in 1874. In 1901, the school moved from Battle Creek, Michigan to its current location in Berrien Springs. It is said that everything the school had was packed up in 16 boxcars and sent on its way. The school was renamed Emmanuel Missionary College, or EMC for short.
The school continued to grow slowly through the early 20th century. In the 1940s, Nethery Hall, the current location of the College of Arts and Sciences, was built as the administration building. In 1959 the graduate program and theological seminary of Potomac University were relocated from Washington, D.C. and joined with the school in Berrien Springs. Because of the addition of the graduate programs and the seminary in 1960, the school was renamed Andrews University in honor of John Nevins Andrews, an Adventist scholar and the first officially sponsored overseas missionary for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Today the seminary is known as the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
In 1974, the undergraduate school was reorganized into the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Technology. The School of Business was established in 1980, and the School of Education in 1983. In 1993 the architecture department was organized into the Division of Architecture, and has since established itself as one of the leading architecture schools of new urbanism in the United States.
On Thursday, April 11 2007, President Niels-Erik Andreasen announced at a special chapel assembly that the university had just received a gift totalling $8.5 million. The anonymous donors requested the money be spent on the following: Construction of the new entrance on Old US 31 (officially opened on June 2, 2008 and named J. N. Andrews Blvd.), Two endowed chairs: one for the Marketing Department in the School of Business Administration and the second in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary's Christian Ministry Department, Construction of a milking parlor for the Andrews Dairy, Refurbish the kitchen and dining facilities in the Campus Center, and Support for the educational program of the Aeronautics Department.
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| Percent of Students International: | 17% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 49% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 16,506 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 16,030 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 476 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,668 | 29% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,940 | 26% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,458 | 99% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,972 | 61% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 40% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 48% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 460 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 590 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 71% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 18 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 25, Math: 25 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
