University of Pikeville
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| Motto | The Leading University of Central Appalachia" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1889 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| Endowment | $14.2 million |
| President | Dr. Burton Webb |
| Students | 2,300 students |
| Undergraduates | 1,533 |
| Postgraduates | 308 |
| Location | Pikeville, Kentucky, USA |
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Small town 500 acres (202.3 ha) |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Nickname | UPIKE, Bears, Lady Bears |
| Affiliations | NAIA Division I: MSC |
| Website | www |
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The University of Pikeville (nicknamed UPIKE and formerly known as Pikeville College) is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), located in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States. The university is located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus on a hillside overlooking downtown Pikeville. The university was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church. Its current president is Dr. Burton Webb and the chancellor is former Governor of Kentucky and former university president Paul E. Patton.
The university is home to the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, one of three medical schools in the state of Kentucky. The university confers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees through its six academic divisions and one medical college; and has a current enrollment of 2,300 students. Its intercollegiate athletic teams, called the Bears, are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics at the NAIA Division I level and participate in the Mid-South Conference.
The university was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church as the Pikeville Collegiate Institute. It operated on the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels, although its "college" offerings were not accredited and did not lead to a degree.
In 1909 the school was split into the Pikeville College Academy, which was a private school at the primary and secondary level, and Pikeville College, which was accredited as a junior college, offering the first two-years with an anticipation of students then transferring to another Presbyterian college for a degree. In 1955 the school became a degree granting four-year college in its own right, and in 1957 the academy closed.
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