Andrews University

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Chance of Admission:
Location: Midwest
Setting: Small Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Seventh Day Adventists
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
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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.

History

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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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,687
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 97%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 16,506
Students Receiving Aid: 100%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 30
Selectivity: Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 97%
Part-Time 3%
Men vs. Women
Women 55%
Men 45%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 55%
African-American 23%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 8%
Other 2%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 72%
In-State 28%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Michigan 28%
New York 8%
Virgin Islands 7%
Wisconsin 5%
Illinois 5%
Percent of Students International: 17%

Housing

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%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 40% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% 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 Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

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

Degree Programs at Andrews University

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

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