Azusa Pacific University

Azusa Pacific University, or APU, was founded by merging three Christian institutions: the Azusa College, Arlington College, and Los Angeles Pacific College. It was established in 1889 as the Training School for Christian Worker. It was renamed to Pacific Bible College in 1939. The college was merged with Los Angeles Pacific College in 1965 and became Azusa Pacific College, or APC. In 1968, APC merged with Arlington College. It gained university status in 1981 and adopted its current name. Presently, the university covers more than 100 acres in Azusa, California. APU is organized into several colleges and schools including:

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
• School of Business and Management
• School of Education
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Theology

APU has a number of on-campus student clubs and organizations including Students for Social Justice, Accounting Honors Society, Japanese Christian Fellowship, Pacific Islanders, Black Men’s Fellowship, Club Social Work, Azusa Film Society, ALEA Student Ministry, International Justice Mission, and many more.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Undenominational religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, religion and philosophy, and music.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 8,084 in 2007-2008 (8,133 full-time equivalent).

About 31% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 69% of the class.

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students and graduate students are 50%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Azusa Pacific participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Azusa Pacific provides on-campus housing for 2,690 of its 8,133 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Golden State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 110 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 79 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: