Bob Jones University

Over 590 students graduated from Bob Jones University Friday, May 8. Degrees for December graduates were conferred on December 19, 2025.

After the most successful season in program history, three Bruins baseball players have been given NCCAA DII South All-Region recognition. Freshman standout Oliver "Henry" Rumble was named to the First Team while seniors Evan Johnson and Tillman Padgett were named to the Second Team.

Bob Jones University junior Brady Price, a biblical studies major from Boiling Springs, South Carolina, completed a semester-long internship at View Church in Boiling Springs, South Carolina.

At the annual Criminal Justice Challenge Coin Ceremony on May 7, 2026, Caitlyn Schaub and Misha Gray received the Allen Jacobs Memorial Award. Established in memory of Greenville Police Department Officer Allen Jacobs, who was killed in the line of duty in 2016, the award recognizes outstanding criminal justice students. Each recipient received $2,000.

The following students are among approximately 600 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.

The following students are among over 580 Bob Jones University students named to the President's List for high academic achievement during the spring 2026 semester. To qualify for the President's List, students must earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

After graduation, several Bob Jones University students will participate in volunteer, missions or service programs.

Several seniors at Bob Jones University have been admitted to graduate school programs according to the Bob Jones University Center for Career and Calling.

Some Bob Jones University seniors will join the United States military after graduation.

According to the Bob Jones University Center for Career and Calling, many seniors have been hired before graduation.

Each year, the Alumni Relations Department, on behalf of the Alumni Association, forms a committee to choose the recipients of a grant called Alumni Child Tuition Aid. The grant is awarded to a current junior or senior who is a child of an alum in the Alumni Association.

Three Bob Jones University programs have been named NCCAA Scholar Teams for the 2025 fall season. Both the men's and women's cross country teams and the women's soccer team were awarded this recognition for having an overall team grade point average of 3.40 or higher.

Bob Jones University is pleased to announce Caleb Erkens, a senior actuarial science major from Greenville, has been named the 2025 McLean-Smith Student of the Year by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU).

Several Bob Jones University students participated as members of the Bob Jones University delegation in the fall session of the South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) held November 19-21, 2025, in Columbia, S.C.

Bob Jones University students, Lexa Avelino, Julia Douglas, Abigail Foote, and Ivan Chok, attended the Western Carolinas American Chemical Society (WCACS) and the Western South Carolina Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) joint meeting held at the Michelin Conference Center on Nov. 10, 2025.

Bob Jones University named Samuel Ayers to the Chamber Singers.

Several students were recognized at the annual Awards Ceremony during Commencement Week at Bob Jones University.

Bob Jones University names Student Ambassadors for the 2025-26 academic year.

Bob Jones University students present at the 54th Annual Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) in February 2025.

Bob Jones University recently named orientation leaders for the 2024 Summer Orientation events on June 21-22.

Bob Jones University cinema students were recently recognized at the 2025 Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters (iNRB) convention in Dallas, TX.

The Army ROTC Furman Paladin Battalion, comprised of students from Bob Jones University, Furman University and North Greenville University, placed second out of 38 teams in the Ranger Challenge held at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Saturday, Oct. 21. BJU students, Glory Gillen, junior criminal justice major from Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, and Joshua Ellis, freshman biblical counseling major from Amherst, New Hampshire, participated in the event.

Many seniors at Bob Jones University have been admitted to graduate school programs according to the Bob Jones University Center for Career and Calling.