Quick Statistics
- Average class size is 14 with a student/faculty ratio of 15:1
- 90% of all students receive some form of financial aid
- Top five undergraduate majors: Business Administration, Kinesiology, Psychology, Teacher Education, and Interdiscplinary Studies
- 100% of traditional undergraduate students graduate with at least 135 hours of field experience
- Over 10,000 living alumni
2025-26 Enrollment
772
Enrolled Students
442
Undergraduates
202
Graduate Students
88
Online Undergraduates
37
Accelerated BSN Students
3
Non-Degree Seeking Students
Career Readiness
- 100% of traditional undergraduate students graduate with at least 135 hours of field experience
- 95% of internship supervisors rate Bushnell students career readiness as above average or exceptional
- 47,000 internship/field experience hours were contributed to the local economy during the last academic year
Degree Programs
Bushnell Athletics
- Nickname: Beacons
- Mascot: Iggy
- 9: Total CCC Team Titles
- 9: Total National Championships
- 2: NAlA Individual National Championships
More about Bushnell
- 10,000+ hours of community service given by Bushnell students, faculty, and staff to both global and local agencies
- Over 400 formal activities offered for students annually
- Embrace the Community (ETC) Day is held annually and teams of students, faculty, and staff serve in the local community with ministries and organizations. Over 410 students, faculty, and staff participate
Bushnell University is located in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is a place of vibrant commerce, innovation and artist expression where students find balance between urban amenities and natural wonder.
Nestled in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Eugene is approximately 100 miles south of Portland. A short trip from campus provides opportunities to walk barefoot among the sands of the Pacific Ocean, to ski the winter beauty of Mount Bachelor and Willamette Pass, to hike one of many local waterfalls or kayak in one of 249 lakes found throughout Lane County.
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
- Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
- Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
- Council of Christian College and Universities
- Council of Independent Colleges
- Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Chamber of Commerce: Eugene, Springfield, and Roseburg
Bushnell University was established in 1895 by pastor-educator Eugene C. Sanderson and pioneer businessman and church leader James A. Bushnell and named Eugene Divinity School.
Through a series of name changes and a merger, the college became known as Northwest Christian College in 1934. On July 1, 2020, the name officially changed to Bushnell University.
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