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Institutional Type The University is a religiously-oriented, private, co-educational, comprehensive institution
Motto "Knowledge Aflame"
Location Lynchburg, Virginia
Founded 1971
Campus
  • 5,000-acre campus
  • Over 2.9 million sq. feet of facilities
  • 123 buildings
  • 163 classrooms
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    Enrollment
  • Fall 2008 residential enrollment: 11,300
  • Fall 2008 distance learning enrollment: 24,000
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    Academic Programs
  • 55 Undergraduate residential programs
  • 15 Undergraduate online programs
  • 32 Graduate programs (residential & distance learning)
  • 21 Graduate online programs
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    Student Profile
  • Residential: 47% Male, 53% Female
  • Distance learning: 49% Male, 51% Female
  • 63% of resident students live on campus; 37% commute
  • The student body represents all 50 states (plus DC) and over 80 countries
  • Resident students volunteer 224,000+ hours each year in the community and on campus
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    Faculty Profile
  • 22:1 Student/professor ratio
  • 341 Full-time faculty
  • 47 Full-time faculty with Academic Administration responsibility
  • 438 Adjunct faculty
  • 71% Full-time faculty hold terminal degrees
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    Athletics
  • 18 NCAA Division I Athletic programs
  • 17 Intramural Sports
  • 7 Student-organized Club Sports
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    Technology
  • 95% of campus has wireless access
  • 100% Technology-enabled classrooms
  • 17 Student computer labs
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    Library
  • 72,482 Electronic full-text books
  • 60,386 Electronic full-text journals
  • 303,899 Volumes books, bound periodicals
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    Tuition/Room & Board/Fees $21,200 approximate annual undergraduate resident cost including tuition, mandatory fees, and housing