to temporarily suspend operations.
The board of trustees voted unanimously to change the institution's name from Carroll College to Carroll University effective July 1, 2008.
=== Presidents ===
John Adams Savage: 1850–1863
Rensellaer B. Hammond: 1863–1864
Walter L. Rankin: 1866–1871*, 1893–1903
Wilbur Oscar Carrier: 1903–1917
Herbert Pierpoint Houghton: 1918–1920
William Arthur Ganfield: 1921–1939
Gerrit T. Vander Lugt: 1940–1946
Nelson Vance Russell: 1946–1951
Robert D. Steele: 1952–1967
John T. Middaugh: 1967–1970
Robert V. Cramer: 1971–1988
Dan C. West: 1988–1992
Frank S. Falcone: 1993–2006
Douglas N. Hastad: 2006–2017
Cindy Gnadinger: 2017-
* Between July 31, 1871, and June 22, 1893, no college work was carried on. While the charter retained the college privileges, teaching was on the academy level. College work was resumed and the office of the presidency was filled again in 1893.
== Campus ==
The campus is home to a variety of nineteenth and early 20th century historical buildings, including Sneeden …
