Andrews Facts

Founded: 1874

Affiliation: Andrews University is an educational institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

History Snapshot: Founded in 1874 in Battle Creek, Mich. Moved to Berrien Springs in 1901 on 16 boxcars. Name changed to Emmanual Missionary College. EMC was renamed Andrews University in 1960, in honor of John Nevins Andrews, the church's first overseas missionary.

2009 Enrollment
Undergraduate               1800
Seminary/Professional      398
Master's/Doctoral             821
Total                            3419

International Population: 885 students representing 98 countries. Sixth in the nation for largest proportion of international students and seventh in the nation for campus diversity
(compared to other national universities, according to U.S. News & World Report).

Study Abroad
Andrews University co-sponsors Adventist Colleges Abroad, a program in which qualified students study overseas while completing requirements for graduation at Andrews. This language and cultural immersion is available in nine locations: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Italy, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan. Undergraduate students may also study abroad in the Andrews University Year in England at Newbold College program.

Composition
The university is made up of six schools/colleges and one division. Post-baccalaureate degrees are supervised by the School of Graduate Studies.

College of Arts & Sciences
College of Technology
School of Architecture
School of Business Administration
School of Education
School of Graduate Studies
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

Faculty: 280
The student-faculty ratio is 12:1 (Fall 2009)

Degrees Offered
Andrews University offers approximately 130 undergraduate programs and 70 graduate programs.

Affiliation and Extension Programs: Offered in Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Trinidad, South Africa, Mexico, England, Jamaia, Romania, India, Russia, Kenya, Thailand, Italy, Ukraine, Bolivia, Peru and Korea.

Location: Andrews University is located next to the Village of Berrien Springs, Mich.
It is located within Oronoko Charter Township (population 9,843--2000 Census).
Lake Michigan beaches are only 12 miles away.
South Bend, Ind., home of the University of Notre Dame, is 25 miles away.

Campus Size: 1,600 acres
Designated as an arboretum. Includes 27 instructional buildings, a fine arts performance hall, an airport, three residence halls, and four apartment complexes, as well as many service and support buildings.