Accreditation

Andrews University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.  The Higher Learning Commission is recognized by the US Department of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of higher education. For more information about Andrews accreditation status and additional locations of instruction, click on the logo below.

Please see the full list of our approved off campus locations and programs offered around the world.

Andrews University is also accredited by The Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities.  

A number of academic programs maintain specialized accreditation.  See the bulletin for a full list of program accreditation.

If you would like to learn more about accreditation and its value in higher education, please see the Accreditation Toolkit (used with permission from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation). If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Accreditation Documents

Assurance Argument (Self Study) for the Higher Learning Commission, March 2021.

Self Study for the Accredititing Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities, November 2017

Assurance Argument (Self Study) for the Higher Learning Commission, March 2017. HLC Action Letter and final HLC Team Report can be found here (log-in required if off campus).

Summary of HLC Assurance Argument, March 2017

Report and appendix for the Focused Visit of the Higher Learning Commission, March 2013.

Additional Report on Change of Control for the Higher Learning Commission, October 2011 

Application for Institutional Change of Control for the Higher Learning Commission, May 2011

Self Study for the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities, October 2009  

Self Study for the Higher Learning Commission, March 2009