SAU encourages students to go beyond Arbor's borders
Make every credit count
There’s no place quite like Spring Arbor University. Since 1873, SAU has worked to perfect the art of Christian higher education – taking steps to deliver a college experience that will not just prepare students to become viable professionals, but will also equip them to live as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Here, faith and learning are not mutually exclusive. We won’t ask you to check your faith or brain at the door. We’ll invite you to engage both.
Enviable academics
We make no apologies about how seriously we take academic scholarship. At SAU, you’ll receive a well-rounded education robust enough to turn you into an exemplary individual. With over 70 majors and programs, an average class size of 20 students, expert faculty that are passionate about their subjects and their students, and ample opportunities for applying what you’re learning to real life, we know we deliver a truly superior higher education.
Passionate people
Yep, we’re sell outs, alright – completely sold on what we believe and what we do. You don’t have to be here long to realize that kind of passion permeates every area of our University – and often spills over into the world around us. We are a ministry-minded campus that encourages our students to go beyond Spring Arbor’s borders to spread the love of God and the gospel to those outside our campus community.
Life-changing fun
College is about learning, but it’s also about growing. And, what better way to do that than engaging in fun, wacky college stuff that also provides opportunities to grow in your relationship with others and with Christ. We truly model what it means to live as a community of believers. Our students learn how to live, work and thrive together. College is challenging enough – come to the place where you won’t have to do it alone.
Fast facts overview
Spring Arbor University is a private, Christian liberal arts university with an academic calendar that includes fall and spring semesters plus mini-terms (students choose which mini-term to include in regular tuition costs) in January and May. Affiliated with the Free Methodist Church of North America, SAU serves 1,700 students on its main campus in traditional undergraduate studies and 4,200 total including main campus, off-campus sites, online and graduate studies. Spring Arbor University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; the elementary, secondary and graduate education programs are approved by the Michigan Department of Education and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC); the social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and the undergraduate nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
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