Azusa Pacific University

Azusa Pacific University

Former names	Training School for Christian Workers Pacific Bible College (1939)
Motto	"God First"
Type	Private
Established	1899 (1899)
Affiliation	Christian (Inter-denominational)
President	Jon R. Wallace
Provost	Mark Stanton
Academic staff	1,004
Administrative staff	883
Students	10,755
Undergraduates	6,543
Postgraduates	4,212
Location	Azusa, California, U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 105 acres (42 ha) on two campuses
Colors	Brick, White, and Black
Athletics	NCAA Division II – PacWest GNAC (football), GCC
Sports	19 varsity teams
Nickname	Cougars
Mascot	Freddie the Cougar
Affiliations	CCCU NAICU CIC
Website	www.apu.edu

Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, Wesleyan-Holiness, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California, United States. With over 6,500 students, APU's undergraduate student body is the largest in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the second largest evangelical undergraduate student body in the United States. APU holds regional accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The university was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900, in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939. While officially inter-denominational, APU has ties with several evangelical denominations. The university's seminary, the Graduate School of Theology, holds to a Wesleyan-Arminian doctrinal theology.

Azusa Pacific University's AZUSa campus is situated in the San Gabriel Valley, located 23 miles (37 km) [near Pasadena] northeast of Los Angeles.

The university also maintains six off-site regional centers in Southern California:

Azusa Pacific University was established on March 3, 1899, in Whittier, California, by a small group of Quakers and a Methodist evangelist. Under the name Training School for Christian Workers, it was the first Bible college on the West Coast. Led by president Mary A. Hill, the school initially had a total enrollment of 12 students.