Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California, USA. 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.[citation needed] The university's seminary, the Graduate School of Theology, holds to a Wesleyan, Arminian doctrinal theology.
Faculty size
1004
Former name
Pacific Bible College (1939)
Training School for Christian Workers
Mascot
Cougar
Motto
"God First"
Number of postgraduate students
4212
Number of students
10755
Number of undergraduate students
6543
Official school colour
Brick, white, and black
Staff
883
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