How has Bob Jones University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 83% (2012) to 86% (2017).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2012–2017
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants fell from 1,182 (2012) to 1,062 (2017).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 3,794 (2010) to 2,734 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 900–1210 (2016) to 960–1185 (2017)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2016–2017
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 19–26 (2012) to 20–27 (2017).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2012–2017
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $12,730 (2011) to $25,150 (2025).
See how similar schools have changed
Share
Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.