2024, the first cohort of physician assistant students commenced their clinical rotations, marking a significant step in the university's commitment to healthcare education.
The university website reported record-breaking enrollment in 2024 of 6,384 students, including 1,176 freshmen, 590 graduate students, and 1,770 dual-enrolled students.
The university employs more than 200 faculty in several academic departments and the schools of engineering, education, business, pharmacy, nursing, and biblical and theological studies. Academic faculty are required to commit to "biblical integration in and out of the classroom" and must be born-again Christians.
== Spiritual life ==
According to its mission statement, the university is "a Christ-centered learning community equipping students for lifelong leadership and service through an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth." All students are required to earn a 15 credit hour Bible minor and attend weekday chapel services on-campus in the Dixon …
