Anderson is also recognized as one of eleven South Carolina Teaching Fellows institutions sanctioned to educate the state's future public school teachers. Anderson is ranked in the Top Tier of Southern Comprehensive Universities by U.S. News and World Report. It is also recognized as one of America's 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc., one of America's Best Christian Colleges, and is consistently recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the top universities in the Southeast. Since 2009, Anderson has been recognized by U. S. News and World Report as one of a small number of "Up and Coming" institutions in the country for its recent advancements and innovation. In 2010 and 2011, Anderson was named the top "Up and Coming" regional college in the South.
Over the last ten years, Anderson's official fall enrollment has grown significantly (84 percent), from approximately 1,608 students in 2002 to 2,966 students in the fall of 2013. The University served more than 3,150 students over the last academic year.
Anderson University recently completed a new 102-bed residence hall, and re-purposed a historic campus building into a 26,000 square foot state-of-the-art nursing education center. Anderson is also raising resources to construct a new 80,000 square foot, $16 million student center in the heart of the campus.
Anderson participates in the NCAA Division II and is a member of the South Atlantic Conference.[3] Of note is the men's basketball team's participation in the Elite Eight regional playoffs in the spring of 2011 and the University's numerous conference championships in several other sports. The University's newly acquired 77-acre (31 ha) athletic campus stands adjacent to the academic campus and will be the site of significant growth in athletic facilities over the next decade. The site plan, which includes an existing soccer stadium, calls for a new softball stadium, tennis center, and swimming pool to be open in 2015, followed by a new baseball stadium, lacrosse field, practice fields, two intramural and practice gymnasiums, track and field facilities, and athletic administration offices in following years. Anderson has been named by Presidents Bush and Obama numerous times to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In a typical year, Anderson students are required to contribute approximately 15,000 hours[citation needed] of service to numerous community human service organizations.
Undergraduate programs
Anderson offers the following undergraduate degrees in the traditional daytime program:
Art: Art Education (K-12)
Art: Ceramics
Art: Graphic Design
Art: Painting/Drawing
Biology
Business: Accounting
Business: Computer Information Systems
Business: Financial Economics
Business: Human Resource Management
Business: Management
Business: Marketing
Christian Ministry
Christian Theology
Commercial Music
Communication: Mass Media
Communication: Public Relations/Advertising
Communication: Writing
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice: Homeland Security
Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement
Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Elementary Education
English
English: Secondary Education
History
History/Social Studies: Secondary Education
Interior Design
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Mathematics: Secondary Education
Music
Music: Keyboard or Instrumental Performance
Music: Vocal Performance
Music Education: Instrumental Music
Music Education: Vocal/Choral Music
Musical Theatre
Nursing
Physical Education
Pre-Engineering
Psychology
Spanish
Special Education: Learning Disabilities/Elementary Education
Theatre
Worship Leadership
Adult and evening programs
Anderson offers the following undergraduate degrees in its ACCEL program:
Business Administration
Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
Business Administration: Healthcare Management
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Human Services
Human Services: Behavioral Science
Liberal Studies
Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership: Human Resource Administration
Graduate programs
Anderson offers the following graduate programs:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Education (MEd)
Master of Education in Administration and Supervision (MEd)
Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education (MAT)
Master of Divinity (MDiv) - pending approval of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Master of Ministry (MMin)
Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ)
Master of Music Education (MME)
Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.)
Athletics
Anderson University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. The Trojans are a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Anderson formerly competed in Conference Carolinas until the 2009-10 season.
Men's Sports
Baseball
JV Basketball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track & Field
Wrestling
Women's Sports
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Anderson University Online
The University offers numerous courses and several entire degree programs online. These offerings are particularly popular with adult and graduate students. Traditional students study primarily on campus, but may blend an online course into their schedules to gain additional schedule flexibility.