Bob Jones University (
BJU) is the largest private liberal arts university in South Carolina. It is a Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina, and was founded in 1927 by
Bob Jones, Sr., an evangelist and revival-preacher.The current president of the university is Bob Jones III, grandson of
the founder. It was announced in January 2005 that his son, Stephen Jones, will take over as president in May of 2005. The university has a staff
of 1,800 and a student body of 4,200, and offers degrees in 126 majors, plus additional schools from kindergarten through 12th
grade. The University is currently seeking accreditation through the
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
The process is expected to be completed by 2005.Its mission statement is "Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow
Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused above."The school also produces a vast quantity of textbooks and other material under the name Bob Jones
University Press.