Campbell University
Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, School of Education, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, and the School of Engineering. Nearby is the Health Sciences Campus, home to the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing. Campbell also operates a Raleigh Campus in downtown Raleigh, which is home to the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law as well as other programs. It maintains additional satellite campuses in Fort Liberty/Pope Air Force Base and at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and maintains a degree program at Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and provides online classes through Adult & Online Education. The university athletics teams are the Fighting Camels; its athletics programs field 20 NCAA Division I teams.
Former names | Buies Creek Academy (1887–1926) Campbell Junior College (1926–1961) Campbell College (1961–1979) |
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| Motto | Ad astra per aspera (Latin) |
Motto in English | "To the stars through difficulties" |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | January 5, 1887 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Religious affiliation | Baptist State Convention of North Carolina |
Academic affiliation | NAICU |
| Endowment | $209.3 million (2021) |
| Budget | $247.8 million |
| President | J. Bradley Creed |
| Students | 5,622 |
| Location | , North Carolina , United States 35°24′30″N 78°44′22″W |
| Campus | Fringe town, 850 acres (3.4 km2) |
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| Newspaper | The Campbell Times |
| Colors | Orange and black |
| Nickname | Fighting Camels |
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| Mascot | Gaylord the Camel |
| Website | www |