Campbellsville University
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1906 |
| President | Michael V. Carter |
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Academic staff
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315 |
| Students | 3,200 |
| Location | Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Colors | Maroon and Gray |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Affiliations | Mid-South Conference, Appalachian College Association, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities |
| Website | www |
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Coordinates: 37°20′39″N 85°20′52″W / 37.34417°N 85.34778°W
Campbellsville University (CU) is a private university in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States. Founded as Russell Creek Academy, a Baptist institution, the university currently enrolls more than 3,000 students and is open to students of all denominations. The university offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.
In 2010, Campbellsville University was named #4 in U.S. News & World Report's list of "up and coming" schools in the South. Campbellsville University has been listed in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" edition in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category of the "Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South." CU has been named 22nd in the "Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South" category. In 2014, the university trustees ended its covenant agreement with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, but vowed to uphold the ideals.
Campbellsville University traces its origins to the founding in 1906 of Russell Creek Academy, a school for boys, by the Russell Creek Baptist Association. The Academy gradually developed its offerings and a four-year curriculum, becoming accredited as a college. With an expansion of graduate programs, in 1996 the college gained university status.
The president of the university is Michael V. Carter, Ph.D. The immediate past president is Kenneth W. Winters (born 1934). He is a Republican state senator from District 1 based in Murray in southwestern Kentucky. Before Winters, the president was William Randolph "Randy" Davenport of Campbellsville, who served 1969–1988.
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