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Taylor University

Taylor University

Motto Lux et Fides
Motto in English
Light and Faith
Type private coeducational
Established 1846 (details)
Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Endowment $60.9 million
President Paul Lowell Haines
Academic staff
136
Students 2,589
Undergraduates 1,910
Postgraduates 108
Location Upland, Indiana, USA
Campus small town: 952-acre (3.9 km2)
Colors Purple and Gold         
Athletics NAIACrossroads League
Sports 16 varsity teams
Nickname Trojans
Affiliations NAICU
CCCU
CCC
Website www.taylor.edu
Taylor University
University rankings
National
Forbes 233
Regional
U.S. News & World Report 1

Taylor University

Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college located in Upland, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America.

Taylor University has been ranked first in U.S. News and World Report’s guide to America’s Best Colleges among 109 Midwest Regional Colleges since 2007. It is currently in the middle of a comprehensive ten-year capital building initiative having built five new facilities in as many years, and a review and reorganization of its university and academic programs.

It is named after Bishop William Taylor (1821–1902). The university sits on an approximately 950 acres (3.8 km2) campus on the south side of Upland. It also preserves a 680 acres (2.8 km2) arboretum and an additional 668 acres (2.70 km2) of undeveloped land northeast of campus which have 80 acres (320,000 m2) more of arboretum space.

Taylor University has 1,910 undergraduate students, 108 graduate students, and 524 distance learning students. The student body hails from 46 states and 43 foreign countries, with 35 percent from Indiana. Taylor is a member of NAIA with 15 men's and women's sports teams. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the Christian College Consortium.


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