Azusa Pacific University

Azusa Pacific University is a leading Christian college, ranked as one of the nation’s best colleges by U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review. Located near Los Angeles in Southern California, APU is a Christian university offering undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and degree completion programs, both on campus and online.

. It was founded in 1899

Campus

Located 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, the Azusa campus comprises East and West campuses, spanning more than 100 acres. The campus houses numerous classrooms, offices, dining venues, and living areas—all designed to serve the more than 9,900 students in more than 80 academic programs. During the last several years, the university has undergone dynamic growth and change in order to provide its students with state-of-the-art facilities. The recently completed Segerstrom Science Center and Wynn Academic Center enable APU to offer expanded learning environments to better serve current and future students.

East Campus

Located on the corners of Citrus and Alosta avenues, East Campus rests on the school’s original site occupied in 1947 under the name of Pacific Bible College. Situated on 52 acres, East Campus houses administrative facilities, classrooms, residence halls, a library, student center, and gymnasium.

West Campus

The 53-acre West Campus is home to the School of Nursing, Behavioral and Applied Sciences, Education, School of Theology, two libraries, the Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center, the John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, and the Barbara and Jack Lee Place of Prayer, as well as numerous classrooms and offices. The Segerstrom Science Center, completed in 2009, is the most recent addition to West Campus.

schools and colleges

The schools and colleges at Azusa Pacific University are well-known for excellence in higher education among top Christian colleges and universities. APU offers a wide variety of academic programs, comparable to the best colleges and universities in the nation, yet provides low student-to-faculty ratios.

• School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
• School of Business and Management
• School of Adult and Professional Studies
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Theology

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